Comments by "Widdekuu91" (@Widdekuu91) on "Teen Uses CPR Skills to Save Baby's Life at Walmart Store" video.
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I was enthusiastic about learning CPR, but two weeks after recieving the diploma, I thought; Well, I'll probably never use this..'
I went to the city to cheer myself up and right around the corner was a guy, on the ground, seizuring and choking. I wasn't really sure what to do, but I wiped away the foam coming from his mouth, tilted his head so he could breathe clearer and made sure his head wasn't slamming against the pavement. (Normally you put people in a recovery position, but he was seizuring bádly, kicking all over the place, there was no way that'd work.)
Right after he woke up, he jumped up scared and fainted right on the spot. I was the only one that had been prepared to catch him (the way I'd learned, so I wouldn't break my back under his weight) and I waited for the ambulance and gathered info, while I made sure the other people backed off (you'd be surprised how many people wanna 'help' by pulling him upside down or putting him in a chair and pour water in his mouth (while he's unconcious).
So I was pretty proud and surprised that I managed to rescue that guy. The rest was just videotaping with their phones or screaming at me that I 'had to hold him upside down' or 'slap him in the face like in the movies, that'll wake him up."
Make sure you dó take CPR seriously :D
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Well, the child was already dead, it had stopped breathing. If you're following CPR procedures right, you can only make it better. And sure, the child can still die. But it was dead before you started giving CPR.
Important though;
If you know CPR, help the baby.
If you thínk you know what to do and there's no-one around, help the baby.
If an ambulance is on their way and you have nó clue what to do, then just leave it and wait for the ambulance.
Because so far I've heared about two people that died, because while they fainted, someone had the great idea to 'give them a full glass of water' and just poured it right down their throat, while they were unconcious.
If you don't know CPR, don't kill them before the ambulance arrives. Otherwise; go for it and try your best.
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