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    72 months ago

    Not defending YouTube here, but CPR is so time sensitive that if they were looking up instructions, she was a goner anyway.

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      362 months ago

      Have you had CPR training? What you stated isn’t true. Every second counts. But looking up instructions and seeing a easy video will still help massively.

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        3 days ago

        Yes in fact I teach it and do it regularly. Out of hospital cardiac arrest survival rates are atrocious even when the person performing CPR is properly trained, let alone a panicked person trying to look up instructions on YouTube.

        And I’m 100% not saying that a person shouldn’t attempt to do CPR in this scenario, just saying that any realistic scenario where the compressor is trying to look up instructions in real time is bound to fail. That’s why I volunteer my time teaching community members how to do it properly, even if it’s hands-only CPR (eg no rescue breaths)

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        22 months ago

        Exactly. It takes over a minute for permanent brain damage from a lack of oxygen, and it can take several, several minutes before actual death.

        CPR started anytime within that range will help keep the person alive, as you are literally forcing their body to intake oxygen and pump the blood.

        If you find someone without a heart beat and they aren’t already cold then call 911 and start cpr