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Originally Posted by lazeeboy
I was a "First Aider" at my place of employment for 23 years. Fortunateley I never had to deal with a life-saving emergency.
Recently a friend of mine died on the golf course, two fellow players who had not had formal training gave him CPR which, when medics came, they had to ZAP him. He was luucky after 10 minutes of CPR he recovered first time. He had a stent fitted and is fine now.
Due to this accident we have now purchased a Defibrillator and members are being trained.
FIRSTLY if a person has a Cardiac arrest, That person is DEAD. Anyone who who was to stand by and do nothing is more likely to be sued for NOT HELPING. This sue for cash culture is appalling.
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No, I don't think you could be sued for not helping...especially if you hadn't a clue what to do.
The TV adverts with that footballer Vinnie are an excellent idea....but all children in schools should be taught CPR(maybe it already is).......and there are defibs now which tell you what to do if a person does need to be 'shocked'.
It is scary doing CPR...and I am speaking from the perspective of being a nurse who has been involved(in a hospital setting) a number of times.
When you have done, you shake like a leaf, whatever the outcome - or maybe that was just me. I never got 'used to it'.