Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:52:24 -0700
Reply-To: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: How goods the firstaid kit in your Westfalia?
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Thats the question I had....I was recently told that the compressions only
were the result of people worried about the risks of disease transmission,
but that it proved to be within a very high effective margin of the
traditional method (90+%) so they just went with that....
Actually some of the time now, they say just hook them up to an AED and call
911.
It's clear they want to cover their butts as much as possible, and
rightfully so.....
But I agree there shouldn't be hesitation to act based on a piece of plastic
you don't have.
The current Red Cross first aid training is even more ridiculous. EVERYTHING
involves contacting a doctor or 911. "I'm a bit dehydrated"....."CALL
911!!!".
"He has sunburn..." "CALL 911!!". It's clearly just a basic basic course on
how to seek help, rather than how to give help. Funny how it's changed......
Just a few years ago I remember taking a course with the boyscouts that was
2 days long and very extreme. Heck, we learned how to properly deal with an
accidental (or intentional) amputation. "Call 911" was not the first thing
either.....
(I think it was a backcountry rescue course).
Times have changed.
I'm way too young to be saying that....
-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back
On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:40 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> 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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