At 01:14 AM 7/3/2009, craig cowan wrote: >Things would have been all that much less worrisome if I had a good firstaid >kit in my Vanagon. Be sure to get a mouth barrier device, should you ever >need to do CPR (and they are currently teaching just chest compressions >though....). I was involved in four CPR incidents back in the '70s (one successful, IIRC) and while an Ambu bag (hand-operated ventilator) was a nice thing to have, there was never any hesitation about doing direct mouth-to-mouth until one arrived. Is this barrier a response to real risks, or is it an aesthetic matter to increase people's willingness to do CPR? If the risks are real, do you have any figures on just how risky it is? Likewise on the compressions-only -- is that based on outcomes or aesthetics? Thanks,
-- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '89 Po' White Star "Scamp" |
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