At our monthly neighborhood Ladies Club meeting, we had a gentleman from the Villages Fire Department/Rescue give a talk and demonstration on the new CPR. He states that you no longer have to do the breaths--that most people are hesistant to do this on a stranger in these days and times with all the hepatitis, HIV, etc. He also stated that bad CPR is better than no CPR as the person is dead. The main objective is to keep the oxygen flowing through the body until the EMT's arrive and can take over. This can be done with 100 chest compressions--2 inches deep--per minute. He also suggested to think about the song "Staying Alive" from the John Travolta disco movie as the rhythm to use to time the compressions. He demonstrated the AED device and it basically tells you exactly what to do as it "talks" and has diagrams for placement of pads. (They do have classes once a month--I believe he said there was a $20 fee).
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