suzie Gibbons
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It is incredibly sad to hear about these incidents. Hopefully he pulls through and hopefully didn’t suffer any brain damage. 10 minutes is a long time. It would be ideal for everyone walking the Camino to take a CPR course.Sad news - heart attack bad enough but just the fall can kill you!
Does this mean that no one offered cpr or mouth to mouth until the paramedics arrived?? That he lay there for ten minutes without help?
please to tell more ...
incidentally - I know that no one really wants to drink water before going to bed - but the effort during the day is dehydrating and there is a significantly less chance of suffering stroke or heart attack in bed if one has had enough water - even better is to add a large glass of good red wine as that thins the blood.
I do hope that he survives - my thoughts with him.
I just heard a story on BBC about these defibrillators, and how many people are hesitant to use them, because they are afraid of hurting someone by giving them the shock. But the way that they work the machine is able to monitor the patient and only delivers the shock when it is necessary. Once it detects a heartbeat it will no longer continue delivering a shock. So no one should be afraid of hurting someone by using one.My husband just finished the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path in Wales and kept findng these (and other prominently placed defibrillators) all over the place.
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Great use of "former" phone booths!!!My husband just finished the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path in Wales and kept findng these (and other prominently placed defibrillators) all over the place.
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I've made a very short documentary about using them and they are really easy to use. Better to have two people on site though. One reading the manual and the other one handling it. I persisted to film it with people that didn't know anything (in pairs which met for the first time) about the usage just to picture as it is. And the results were astonishing even to the instructors when two "right" persons were cooperating.I just heard a story on BBC about these defibrillators, and how many people are hesitant to use them, because they are afraid of hurting someone by giving them the shock. But the way that they work the machine is able to monitor the patient and only delivers the shock when it is necessary. Once it detects a heartbeat it will no longer continue delivering a shock. So no one should be afraid of hurting someone by using one.
That is really really useful information and should be much more widely publicised. I would never have used one as I’d have been terrified I was going to kill someone who’s heart was still beating. Thanks for posting this.I just heard a story on BBC about these defibrillators, and how many people are hesitant to use them, because they are afraid of hurting someone by giving them the shock. But the way that they work the machine is able to monitor the patient and only delivers the shock when it is necessary. Once it detects a heartbeat it will no longer continue delivering a shock. So no one should be afraid of hurting someone by using one.
I like the idea of CPR cards/(paper instructions) being provided along with your credencial or just having a basic first aid booklet in your backpack.I just heard a story on BBC about these defibrillators, and how many people are hesitant to use them, because they are afraid of hurting someone by giving them the shock. But the way that they work the machine is able to monitor the patient and only delivers the shock when it is necessary. Once it detects a heartbeat it will no longer continue delivering a shock. So no one should be afraid of hurting someone by using one.
I endorse this. The machines won't work unless you follow the simple steps in the instructions. Apparently they can detect if defribulation is not required, presumably by detecting a heartbeat,and won't deliver a shock in these circumstances.I just heard a story on BBC about these defibrillators, and how many people are hesitant to use them, because they are afraid of hurting someone by giving them the shock. But the way that they work the machine is able to monitor the patient and only delivers the shock when it is necessary. Once it detects a heartbeat it will no longer continue delivering a shock. So no one should be afraid of hurting someone by using one.
The albergue have said that the man in question was given a pacemaker and had been conscious after the operation, but haven't heard anything since, so fingers crossedAny further word on this individual's condition?
Thank you for letting us know.The albergue have said that the man in question was given a pacemaker and had been conscious after the operation, but haven't heard anything since, so fingers crossed
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