alivenwell
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I got re-certified in CPR a few months ago and I will invest into an automatic external defibrillator. If somebody's heart or brain is deprived of oxygen, there are 10 extremely critical minutes to pump oxygen into their system. The defibrillator will basically stop a heart, and then shock it into a normal rhythm. Within the past year, the American Heart Association has changed its techniques to perform CPR and the use of automatic external defibrillator equipment.
I personally knew somebody who's wife drove him to the hospital (fortunately fairly close), dropped him off at the outside pavement, and within 5 minutes, they ran out to bring him into the hospital. Those 5 minutes were extremely critical. The problem with this scenario is that an ambulance has all the proper equipment and can react with the right techniques. A regular car does not have the same priority through traffic or at a hospital entrance.
If you know you're within 5 miles of a hospital, call 911. It's critical.
In my case, there was no ambulance, I was oxygen deprived and as a consequence, I acquired epilepsy.
I suggest you learn CPR and automatic external defibrillator certification. Call 911 first. They may have the right equipment. Hopefully you are fairly close to a hospital if somebody has the heart attack/heart arrest.
When I was little and oxygen deprived, they took me in a normal car performing CPR on me on the way to the hospital. That may be why I have epilepsy today.
I personally knew somebody who's wife drove him to the hospital (fortunately fairly close), dropped him off at the outside pavement, and within 5 minutes, they ran out to bring him into the hospital. Those 5 minutes were extremely critical. The problem with this scenario is that an ambulance has all the proper equipment and can react with the right techniques. A regular car does not have the same priority through traffic or at a hospital entrance.
If you know you're within 5 miles of a hospital, call 911. It's critical.
In my case, there was no ambulance, I was oxygen deprived and as a consequence, I acquired epilepsy.
I suggest you learn CPR and automatic external defibrillator certification. Call 911 first. They may have the right equipment. Hopefully you are fairly close to a hospital if somebody has the heart attack/heart arrest.
When I was little and oxygen deprived, they took me in a normal car performing CPR on me on the way to the hospital. That may be why I have epilepsy today.