Re: Organ donors, where are you?
As for CPR, dear boy, it does not "take regular classes to stay current." CPR, in the last 30 years or so, IME, has remained pretty much consistent. The powers that be may have changed the compression/ventilation ratios a bit (they gotta do SOMETHING fer chrissakes, IMHO, LOL) but basically, if you come upon someone who is down, not breathing, and pulseless and you do CPR to the best of your abilities and remembrances of your community CPR course you are doing a good thing and you just may save a life.
Advanced cardiac life support practices have changed quite a bit during the same thirty years but that's a nursey/doc thing that shouldn't concern the lay public.
Please learn CPR. It truly may save the life of someone you love. Or maybe just sorta like. Or what the hell...someone you don't give a damn about but whom you want to save just for the sake of saying "Hey I saved somebody!" Glory points.
As far as organ donation...hmmmmm.
I've been here about nine years now, long enough to note that some ethno/cultural groups will, in general, not GIVE, but have absolutely no qualms about TAKING. Whatever...this is not for us to judge but jeez, it's pretty awful to actually see it. We contact the ODN (Organ Donor Network) before every death and let them evaluate the patient for donation---it is mandatory that we do so. It is ultimately up to the family to decide, of course. Even if the patient has designated themselves as a donor the family can nix it (not so elsewhere, IME)..welcome to Hawaii.
Oh...get a fire extinguisher too. Can't hurt, might help.
Originally posted by GeckoGeek
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Advanced cardiac life support practices have changed quite a bit during the same thirty years but that's a nursey/doc thing that shouldn't concern the lay public.
Please learn CPR. It truly may save the life of someone you love. Or maybe just sorta like. Or what the hell...someone you don't give a damn about but whom you want to save just for the sake of saying "Hey I saved somebody!" Glory points.
As far as organ donation...hmmmmm.
I've been here about nine years now, long enough to note that some ethno/cultural groups will, in general, not GIVE, but have absolutely no qualms about TAKING. Whatever...this is not for us to judge but jeez, it's pretty awful to actually see it. We contact the ODN (Organ Donor Network) before every death and let them evaluate the patient for donation---it is mandatory that we do so. It is ultimately up to the family to decide, of course. Even if the patient has designated themselves as a donor the family can nix it (not so elsewhere, IME)..welcome to Hawaii.
Oh...get a fire extinguisher too. Can't hurt, might help.
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