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Originally Posted by PugMom
wow, ok. i am one of those who did not contribute, for my own reasons. if i or someone near me needs lifesaving skills, i want professional emt's. i do not trust anyone to 'work' on me, esp with the fire station so close to the house. i was the black sheep of our block, i guess, because people were coming to the house trying to get me to 'join'. some were offended by me not willing to sign up, but i didn't care then, & still don't today, but the pressure was intense.
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If you’re in cardiac arrest you’re pretty much already dead. You’re not going to get any deader by having a trained first responder give you CPR instead of the fire department. What if the station that is so close to you is out on another call? Your chances of survival just went to zero unless someone closer initiates CPR.
Don’t discount your neighborhood’s AED program out of hand. A good many of our responders are retired from the healthcare or public safety sector.
But you certainly have every right not to contribute or participate for whatever reason. We have several in our village with the same stance. It’s okay. We’re going to respond and unless we’re informed that the person is a DNR we’re going to do what we are trained to do.