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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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I have been trained on CPR and AED use many times through the years. Like many other have.
I performed CPR many times and have had saves as a result.
Have even been publicly recognized for it, although meeting with people I have saved was much more satisfying.
Shame on me for thinking people would want to live.
Shame on me for thinking people would chose to lay there (dead) while I stand by.
I'll wait for minutes to pass, then point the FD to your lifeless body with the message "she didn't want me to do CPR."
Was I an EMT? No, I had a different job.
Could I perform CPR as good as any EMT? Absolutely yes.
So share your address so I don't waste my time in case there is a call at your house.
Hope you know there are often multiple calls simultaneously. The nearest fire station might be out on one of those other calls, and the next nearest response could be 15 minutes away. You would not survive. How would you want that phrased on the tombstone?