Strangers Stand In Line To Perform CPR

[mtblujeans]

Did you see this story on the news tonight? Strangers in small town Goodhue, Minnesota, take turns for 96 minutes performing CPR on a stranger fallen with a massive heart attack! These people are the best of human beings!!

 

[lady browning]

Makes me think that all that training I do out in the public about CPR and AED units may just pay off in a real way here. I hope he is okay now and survived. Bless all those popeople's hearts. It ain't as easy to do when the "real" time comes is it? Kudos for all who were brave enough to help. More teaching for the general public should be conducted and many workplaces are starting to make training mandatory. I say Hooray....cause by the time he gets to me in the ED....his chances will ALWAYS depend on the quick action and treatment he received out in the field.

 

[mtblujeans]

The poor guy did survive and they showed him coming back to thank all those people who helped him!

Thank you for what you do, Lady Browning!

I always thought the kids in our 4H group should have CPR training but there wasn't an interest....unfortunate.

 

[minniecarousel]

Good for those people for getting involved!

One of the teachers I work with was jogging about 10 ft behind a guy yesterday when the guy collapsed. He yelled for others to call 911, and a couple of other guys stopped and started CPR. They think he had a heart attack. The paramedics weren't far behind. My friend said he never realized how traumatic it is to try to help someone like that. He would like to find out if the guy is OK, but with the HIPPA laws, he's not having much luck.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

The "rules" for CPR are constantly changing and making it easier for the everyday person to jump in and participate. Last I heard, they were thinking of doing away with breaths completely -- chest compression only. I've been trained/retrained multiple times and thankfully have never had to use it. One day walking to the train after work there was a guy laying on the ground with the Port Authority Police working on him and I was devastated. I immediately started crying. I couldn't imagine this poor guy's family -- he was just walking home after work and collapsed. I hope I can hold it together if I ever need to do CPR.

 

[scrapquitler]

The "rules" for CPR are constantly changing and making it easier for the everyday person to jump in and participate. Last I heard, they were thinking of doing away with breaths completely -- chest compression only. I've been trained/retrained multiple times and thankfully have never had to use it. One day walking to the train after work there was a guy laying on the ground with the Port Authority Police working on him and I was devastated. I immediately started crying. I couldn't imagine this poor guy's family -- he was just walking home after work and collapsed. I hope I can hold it together if I ever need to do CPR.

I just did my annual CPR training for work two weeks ago, and I asked the trainer about the chest compression only guidelines and he said that anyone who still takes Red Cross CPR training will be taught with rescue breathing for certification purposes, but that they are advocating the compression only CPR for people who do not have formal training.

 

[mtblujeans]

The "rules" for CPR are constantly changing and making it easier for the everyday person to jump in and participate. Last I heard, they were thinking of doing away with breaths completely -- chest compression only. I've been trained/retrained multiple times and thankfully have never had to use it. One day walking to the train after work there was a guy laying on the ground with the Port Authority Police working on him and I was devastated. I immediately started crying. I couldn't imagine this poor guy's family -- he was just walking home after work and collapsed. I hope I can hold it together if I ever need to do CPR.

You can do it!!

 

[jfulcer]

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Hey mtblujeans! Good to see you around.

Please resume your regularly scheduled conversation....

 

[Tazicket]

That's wonderful! We had AED and CPR training at work and I was one of the ones who volunteered for it. (We installed several AEDs and they wanted to make sure there were people who knew how to use them). As part of the training, they did teach us compression only CPR, which I thought was pretty darn cool!

 

[tennisfan]

The "rules" for CPR are constantly changing and making it easier for the everyday person to jump in and participate. Last I heard, they were thinking of doing away with breaths completely -- chest compression only. I've been trained/retrained multiple times and thankfully have never had to use it. One day walking to the train after work there was a guy laying on the ground with the Port Authority Police working on him and I was devastated. I immediately started crying. I couldn't imagine this poor guy's family -- he was just walking home after work and collapsed. I hope I can hold it together if I ever need to do CPR.

I'm an EMT in the UK & our ambulance service already follow this protocol in certain scenarios we call it Protocol C, in which when performing CPR we do 200 compressions, check rhythm, 100 more compressions before ventilations. Its usually used if the person has immediately gone down, the theory behind this is that the person has the oxygen in their system it just needs to be circulated.

As of last year our ambulance service was well over the national average of people surviving Cardiac arrests by following this, more then any other service in the UK

 

[indimom]

I'm an EMT in the UK & our ambulance service already follow this protocol in certain scenarios we call it Protocol C, in which when performing CPR we do 200 compressions, check rhythm, 100 more compressions before ventilations. Its usually used if the person has immediately gone down, the theory behind this is that the person has the oxygen in their system it just needs to be circulated.
As of last year our ambulance service was well over the national average of people surviving Cardiac arrests by following this, more then any other service in the UK

We just took our annual CPR class in February and were taught this new method in addition to the traditional method. It's interesting to me how the rules change year to year, how CPR is still evolving.

This was an amazing news story, OP, Thanks for sharing! It's uplifting to hear about the good in people.

 

[mtblujeans]

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Hey mtblujeans! Good to see you around.

Please resume your regularly scheduled conversation....

HI, JEFF!

I know it has been a while! Thanks for the greeting!!

 

[mtblujeans]

I'm glad to see all of you responders responding! You have all made the decision to take just a few minutes and act for strangers when they are needing help the most! Thanks to all for the gifts you give!

 

[manning]

Good for those people for getting involved!

One of the teachers I work with was jogging about 10 ft behind a guy yesterday when the guy collapsed. He yelled for others to call 911, and a couple of other guys stopped and started CPR. They think he had a heart attack. The paramedics weren't far behind. My friend said he never realized how traumatic it is to try to help someone like that. He would like to find out if the guy is OK, but with the HIPPA laws, he's not having much luck.

I know. Once I did CPR on someone. Got him breathing and the medics took him to the hospital. He didn't make it. That was about 10 years ago and I still wonder if I did enough.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

I know. Once I did CPR on someone. Got him breathing and the medics took him to the hospital. He didn't make it. That was about 10 years ago and I still wonder if I did enough.

At least you did something. He didn't stand a chance if you hadn't tried.

Best advice we ever got from our trainer: By the time you get there they're dead already. You can't possibly make it any worse.


Just got an email that I'm getting CPR/AED recertified the end of this month. I'm so fortunate and grateful that my company pays for this -- anyone who wants to be trained. They have the trainers come into our offices. Unfortunately, being in NYC in a highrise building, we know we're on our own. It could take a minimum of 15-20 minutes for help to arrive. Usually a lot longer. Between the traffic, the ambulance having to use the freight elevator, etc. we're definitely on our own for the time period that is most important.

 

[Liberty Belle]

That's just beautiful! God bless them all.

 

[Liberty Belle]

The "rules" for CPR are constantly changing and making it easier for the everyday person to jump in and participate. Last I heard, they were thinking of doing away with breaths completely -- chest compression only. I've been trained/retrained multiple times and thankfully have never had to use it. One day walking to the train after work there was a guy laying on the ground with the Port Authority Police working on him and I was devastated. I immediately started crying. I couldn't imagine this poor guy's family -- he was just walking home after work and collapsed. I hope I can hold it together if I ever need to do CPR.

I'm the same way. I can't pass an accident (>than a fender bender) on the road without bursting out into tears.

But, when real emergencies happen and it's up to me to take the lead, I'm as cool as a cucumber. Not sure why.

 

[indimom]

I know. Once I did CPR on someone. Got him breathing and the medics took him to the hospital. He didn't make it. That was about 10 years ago and I still wonder if I did enough.

It's a hard thing to deal with. My husband and I have been getting CPR training annually for a decade and had a similar experience a few years ago. They don't train you for that.

 

[mickeyboat]

I know. Once I did CPR on someone. Got him breathing and the medics took him to the hospital. He didn't make it. That was about 10 years ago and I still wonder if I did enough.

Yes hugs. That is really hard. DH had a similar experience, and it really affected him.

 

[manning]

That guy was lucky he had all those people to help. In my case I happened to see the guy go down. The location was in a hall during a block party for 55 and over people. The whole time I was doing CPR I kept yelling to call 911. Those people stood around like they were brain dead. Finally someone called.

When asked why some said they thought someone else did. Like go to the phone and call. 911 will tell you if they are on the way.

What makes me feel bad is while doing CPR I completely forgot I had a cell phone. Maybe because I just got it.