The previous post was a variation on the "Don't worry about rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic" phrase.
The whole presentation from which that graph was taken is at...
http://www.slicc.org/FixCPR_2016.pdf
CPR is broken.But at least it is fixable.
Bob
p.s., btw, it you and your spouse live alone together, one or two of you aren't heavy enough to perform chest compression until the ambulance gets there - get a personal AED. One way to do that is to go to www.slicc.org and click on AED deal. We don't make a profit on this group purchase.
When you see a cardiac arrest, your brain fights you - "No, this isn't really happening" - and the circumstances fight you - "Dang! in CPR class the manikin didn't weigh very much and wasn't sitting in a deep chair. This blog deals with practical details and presents reports of "saves." Let me have your questions and comments - they will steer the course of this blog. This blog is brought to you by the volunteers at www.slicc.org
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
There is one similarity and one difference between...
(a) Teaching people how to save on airfare by wearing wings and flapping until they get to where they are going, and (b) teaching people how to perform manual CPR:
The similarity is that we're teaching something that most who need to cannot do. The difference is that a small number are able to perform guideline-compliant CPR.
It should be noted that the age distribution of the cohort approximated that of cardiac arrest victims.
The similarity is that we're teaching something that most who need to cannot do. The difference is that a small number are able to perform guideline-compliant CPR.
It should be noted that the age distribution of the cohort approximated that of cardiac arrest victims.
For each of the four groups, the upper-left point
is what everybody in the group can do. The
lower-right point is the best anybody in that group can do.
That's why my wife and I have a personal AED.
Bob
Bob
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