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CPR. You may not think about it in your day to day life, but in an emergency it's a very low hanging fruit to save someone's life. If someone is not breathing, chest compressions baby... go to town.
And FYI for anyone reading this, mouth to mouth isn't really recommended anymore.
First call 911 or have someone else do it. Then start chest compressions for as long as you can. Switch off with another person if you need to. But keep going until paramedics arrive.
Exactly. I've never actually seen anyone do mouth to mouth in real life, only in movies.
I feel this kicks the ball down the field a bit. It definitely fails strong induction.
Usually, it would be you telling someone "call 911 right now" while you start chest compressions.
It's important to direct your command to a specific person rather than "someone" because of the bystander effect.
First aid! I did a four day course many years ago and I still use the training in so many things. The final day we had to navigate a bus crash scenario and the part that stuck with me was the taking ownership and delegating roles when other people might be scared to act. I think it really instilled in me an ability to turn panic into action, and you can use the triage playbook in so many ways.
I learned that too... knowing what to do in an emergency also reduces the level of panic you experience while you do it.
I did a course 2/3 weeks ago, highly recommend it.
Love the Heart Runner system in Denmark and Sweden. Wish the US had something like that.
https://heartrunner.com/about-the-system/