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11 minutes ago, Peabody said:

I would like my GF to get trained in CPR. We live in the Pattaya area. Any tips?

Check with local red cross

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It is difficult to get the recipient requiring cpr to sign a non liability document prior to application due to the risk of law suit  for associated physical damage such as  broken ribs and/or lung puncture, bruising and etc's.

I learned cpr   as a part of occupational requirements  but obese old individuals  were invisible in eligibility to it from me.

Unless you desire to be a recipient I would suggest simply supplying a card with emergency  contact information to "rescue" orgs that possibly have risk immunity.

Or have an "Enduring Will" to accomodate your timely  demise.

Posted
2 hours ago, 0ffshore360 said:

Unless you desire to be a recipient...

That is EXACTLY why I want her to be trained, and hands-on beats Youtube for this skill.

Posted
11 hours ago, anchadian said:

Your GF just need to watch a youtube CPR training video.

Not the same as using a training dummy, but for most it doesn't matter how it's done as long as the head is positioned to open the airway and  lungs are compressed and released at a rapid rate.

For those that learned long ago, it's no longer required to do a finger sweep in the mouth or to do breaths. The compressions move air in and out. It's also done faster.

 

Obviously it's better to do it properly, but even doing it properly can result in broken ribs.

 

Something to bear in mind is that even a successful resus requires hospital follow up, and hopefully oxygen asap, so hope the ambulance has some on board.

 

Something that can be learned off a VDO is how to put the patient in recovery position- essential post resus while waiting for an ambulance.

Posted
6 hours ago, Peabody said:

That is EXACTLY why I want her to be trained, and hands-on beats Youtube for this skill.

Surely you know how to do it, or is it only for your benefit?

It should be taught at school for everyone, but of course isn't.

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9 hours ago, 0ffshore360 said:

I learned cpr   as a part of occupational requirements  but obese old individuals  were invisible in eligibility to it from me.

Ditto re training, but being selective was not an option for myself.

However these days I can do it for 5 minutes and give up due to old age. It's actually hard work if having to do it for a while.

Posted
9 hours ago, 0ffshore360 said:

It is difficult to get the recipient requiring cpr to sign a non liability document prior to application due to the risk of law suit  for associated physical damage such as  broken ribs and/or lung puncture, bruising and etc's.

Luckily I live in a country with a Good Samaritan law, so can't be prosecuted for any of those complications but I probably would be if I refused to try, given my career.

 

Up to now there has been no requirements for me to put my training into practice outside a hospital. The only road accident I came across where I might have had to do something involving resus didn't ,as the casualty, a m'bike rider, was literally headless.

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