irishboxer384
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I have no words lol...
Possible new BLS treatment?
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Man. That really is unfortunate. Some really great things could be accomplished in some areas with a <5 minute class on proper continuous compression CPR technique, especially when people are clearly willing to help like in this video.
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irishboxer384
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Yeah definitely, stuff should be taught in schools for sure...note to self, don't have an MI in the phillipines or you could end up a human trampoline
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I think that's just their version of an exorcism.
Which is great and all, but you also need AEDs or BLS/ALS responses. Not really sure what it looks like over there, but my guess is compressions isn't their only setback. Compressions are important, yes, but they don't "fix" anything.
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Never implied compressions are the fix all, but you have to start somewhere, and not much else will be successful without them. I don't know what this specific area has going on, but someone mentioned this may have occurred in the Philippines. I don't know what level of EMS coverage they have everywhere, but I know some areas at least have AED coverage on an ambulance. Someone posted on here a few months ago purporting to be a Filipino EMT. They mentioned they work with an ED RN on their ambulance and it sounded like they have a similar scope of practice as many US paramedics.