That would be the test--would I give a complete stranger mouth to mouth without any tools?The American Heart Association now recommends compression-only CPR [link] That's only for heart attacks, but it's something.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Apr 28, 2008 6:23:57 pm PDT #3934 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
§ ita § - Apr 28, 2008 6:24:37 pm PDT #3935 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
In a complete shift of tone Pink, feeding my girlcrush. Damn, she's hot. Link ganked from smonster on LJ.
§ ita § - Apr 28, 2008 6:28:26 pm PDT #3936 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ginger, that's very good to know. Thanks for the link.
Trudy Booth - Apr 28, 2008 6:28:58 pm PDT #3937 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I do have CPR training, but it's rusty. That would be the test--would I give a complete stranger mouth to mouth without any tools? I'd do chest compressions and clearing the airway as much as I could remember, but the bit with the spit--I'd need to be in the moment to know how that would come out.
Compressions Only is the hot new thing in CPR.
beekaytee - Apr 28, 2008 6:37:10 pm PDT #3938 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Wow. Compression only is quite a shift.
Odd though, I've never read any stories of people suing for ventilation but I HAVE read stories of cracked ribs.
While I would never advocate for someone who didn't feel compelled to, endangering their own lives, the movement to compression only feels like the happy, slappy...hey, no risk here!approach to life saving.
Is it that people are so afraid that they'd do NOTHING if spit were involved? Or is it that people just do the breathing so badly that it doesn't help anyway?
BTW, it probably isn't but the VO artist on that CPR video sounds a lot like Christopher Lee. That would be funny.
§ ita § - Apr 28, 2008 7:09:02 pm PDT #3939 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is it that people are so afraid that they'd do NOTHING if spit were involved?
Well, if you only think it works with spit, why try otherwise?
the happy, slappy...hey, no risk here!approach to life saving
I feel okay being judicious about what gets to go into my mouth. I'm not going to pretend I'm some sort of angel. I think any approach to lifesaving that means you do something positive is a good approach to lifesaving, and while I will certainly be judgmental about someone who won't open a more convenient door so someone in distress can sit down I will not be that judgmental about something that mirrors something regarded as so intimate in our society.
Shir - Apr 28, 2008 7:33:59 pm PDT #3940 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Skipping for advice:
I need to cook today. I'm looking for something pie-ish/bake-ish/pastryish, that will make me use potatoes and flour and such. I'd love it if it'll be a little bit sweet, but more important, I need something I can eat as a meal. I just went through recipes for the better part of the last 30 minutes, and found gronk.
It might be a good place to say that I'm vegetarian, so no meat and fish.
Any suggestions, oh ye buffoodstas?
Hil R. - Apr 28, 2008 7:35:37 pm PDT #3941 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Quiche?
Burrell - Apr 28, 2008 7:58:09 pm PDT #3942 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Or a frittata. I made a totally yummy veggie dish the other day with potatoes, greens, garlic, chili pepper, olive oil. It was so simple and so dang good.
Shir - Apr 28, 2008 8:03:17 pm PDT #3943 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Burrell, can I have the recipe?
(I'm still kinda new to the kitchen, so the more "breaking it into simple steps" for me, the better).