Resusitation changes in 1st Aid

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MandyMicra

Discussion Starter · Oct 12, 2006

Blimey!!! how easy it it now?

They changed the whole thing in Jan this year and I was dreading it

But its bloody easy to remember now

even I can remember it this morning ......and I have trouble retaining new knowledge

:lol:

last 3 hours of the course is tonight

we have to do 12hrs of 1st Aid to get our certificate

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Pyro

· #2 · Oct 12, 2006

Cant think of a single joke for this.

Well done for doing the course though!

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wiltsteve

· #3 · Oct 12, 2006

Congratulations!

I've today passed my Firstaid at work!

I'm a qualified first aider.

The CPR is now 30:2

Wiltsteve

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hermand

· #4 · Oct 12, 2006

Best 3 days off work I ever did

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CheekyMonkey

· #5 · Oct 12, 2006

wiltsteve said:
The CPR is now 30:2

is that the change ?

used to be 5:1 or 15:2 ?

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Mrs M.I.B is training to be a doctor at Barts.

Today they had to do a first aid lesson!!!!!!

Yesterday it was spinal nerves, and the day before it was nerves of the arms and hands. Then today first aid!!!

barking mad.

Being a doctor is all about second and third aid!

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wiltsteve

· #7 · Oct 12, 2006

CheekyMonkey said:
is that the change ?

used to be 5:1 or 15:2 ?

yep.

They've done research and all that jazz and the compressions help to get the air in and out the lungs so the breaths aren't as important. I also think that you used to give them breaths first then compressions but now it is straight into compressions.

Wiltsteve

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camper boy

· #8 · Oct 12, 2006

Pyro said:
Cant think of a single joke for this.

Well done for doing the course though!

bloody hell wonders will never cease lol

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CheekyMonkey

· #9 · Oct 12, 2006

wiltsteve said:
yep.

They've done research and all that jazz and the compressions help to get the air in and out the lungs so the breaths aren't as important. I also think that you used to give them breaths first then compressions but now it is straight into compressions.

Wiltsteve

that's really quite a change !

I'm 'Emergency First Responder' trained (part of my PADI rescue diver thingy) but there's obviously no update process apart from when you do your 3 yearly (?) refresher I suppose

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Red Leader

· #10 · Oct 12, 2006

I done it this year and it was still 15:2,

I wish they would leave it alone, all it does is lead to confusion.

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wiltsteve

· #11 · Oct 13, 2006

It changed august 1st (but for paramedics it was 1st Jan)

Wiltsteve

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MandyMicra

Discussion Starter · #12 · Oct 13, 2006

Red Leader said:
I done it this year and it was still 15:2,

I wish they would leave it alone, all it does is lead to confusion.

It changed sometime in january this year.....and its much easier

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MandyMicra

Discussion Starter · #13 · Oct 13, 2006

wiltsteve said:
It changed august 1st (but for paramedics it was 1st Jan)

Wiltsteve

oh really?

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invalidusername

· #14 · Oct 13, 2006

MandyMicra said:
oh really?

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wiltsteve

· #15 · Oct 13, 2006

MandyMicra said:
oh really?

Don't you start!

Thats what they told me on the course I did this week.

Wiltsteve

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fatherof2

· #16 · Oct 13, 2006

about 2 years ago i found a bloke who'd had a heart attack in his car i pulled him out of his car and carried out mouth to mouth on him on the pavement amazingly i remembered the 15:2 from scouts when i was 14 im 37 now, no matter how or what ever first aid your taught it sticks with you for a long time

quick tip buy one of those pipe things you put in the mouth and down the wind pipe cos the contents of their stomach come up when they breath out and kissing dead person is bad enough but one covered in puke is another thing altogether

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MandyMicra

Discussion Starter · #17 · Oct 13, 2006

wiltsteve said:
Don't you start!

Thats what they told me on the course I did this week.

Wiltsteve

:lol: whatever

:lol:

thats not what I was told tho :lol: :moon:

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Jenocide

· #18 · Oct 13, 2006

I'm sure if some one had stopped breathing and you helped them they are really not going to care whether you use 15:2, 30:2 or poke them with a spoon, as long as it works.

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MandyMicra

Discussion Starter · #19 · Oct 13, 2006

fatherof2 said:
about 2 years ago i found a bloke who'd had a heart attack in his car i pulled him out of his car and carried out mouth to mouth on him on the pavement amazingly i remembered the 15:2 from scouts when i was 14 im 37 now, no matter how or what ever first aid your taught it sticks with you for a long time

quick tip buy one of those pipe things you put in the mouth and down the wind pipe cos the contents of their stomach come up when they breath out and kissing dead person is bad enough but one covered in puke is another thing altogether

OMG!!! well done....did he survive do you know?

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MandyMicra

Discussion Starter · #20 · Oct 13, 2006

Jenocide said:
I'm sure if some one had stopped breathing and you helped them they are really not going to care whether you use 15:2, 30:2 or poke them with a spoon, as long as it works.

nah, they just made it more simple thats all cos people were wasting time checking pulses etc.......you just keep going now til help arrives, no stopping to check signs, cos it wastes time when you could be pumping the air round

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