thesavagemonk

I apologize for hijacking the top thread, but as an EMT, I think it's important that at least a few people see this. I don't want to disrespect this person's ability to react to a bad situation; many people would have frozen at a time like this, or had no idea what needed to be done. Unfortunately, there are a few things that I feel like I need to say.

First, if you see a person drop in front of you, take 5 seconds to assess their breathing. If they aren't breathing, or they are "gasping" very occasionally, there's a very good chance that they are in cardiac arrest, and you should immediately begin chest compressions as fast and as hard as you can. (They have taken the "pulmonary" out of CPR for bystanders recently.)

Second, if you are a medical provider administering CPR before EMS arrives, you do not need to give breaths if it appears to be dangerous for you to do so (like if their face is covered in blood). Please don't harm yourself unnecessarily. If you do have a pocket mask, remember that you shouldn't be "blowing as hard as you can." Hard breaths will close the epiglottis, and your air will go into their stomach.

I took the time to write this because bystander CPR does save lives. Early CPR can give enough oxygen to someone's brain to give them full function back if we manage to restore spontaneous circulation. When I arrive on the ambulance, I always hope that someone on scene has been doing CPR.

I hope that those who read this will be better educated, but will never have to use this information. If you haven't taken a CPR class, consider doing it. You could save someone's life. For more information about compression only CPR, go here.

Oh, and don't forget to call me. My number is still 911 (in the US).

In 20 words? I'm not criticizing Mr. Poetter for his brief replies, as he clearly has a lot to get to, and I'm sure this thread will soon be taking off, but rather than just position statements, I'd prefer to get a little more insight into specific actions that he would take to uphold Net Neutrality.

For me, this is the deciding issue, considering the neutrality of the internet allows us to debate and discuss other issues. I'd prefer to see at least some elaboration that proves a candidate truly understands the issue and its importance before I commit my vote.