- In some circumstances, “Just one more thing” is a good phrase to hear on a Monday morning.
- Today wasn’t it.
- I was going to write “Break it all over again” as my back-out plan for something I was trying to fix at work, but my better judgement won out in the end.
- A couple of years ago, when I got re-certified in CPR, I was told to only give compressions.
- I had always been taught some variation on “Two breaths, compressions for x repetitions, then two breaths.”
- I figured they were the experts, so whatever.
- Today I got recertified, and they are back to breaths and compressions, if you feel comfortable giving breaths.
- Didn’t know that proper technique came down to a mood.
- The first aid instructor was talking about tourniquets because of their use after the Boston Marathon bombing. That kind of surprised me, but shouldn’t have.
- Most of our first aid class involved lecture and scenarios presented by DVD. If anything ever screamed out “computer based training followed by an hour or so of Q&A”, this is it.
- The first man to come up with a non-toxic, non-itchy attic insulation will be a billionaire in about 15 minutes.
- I’ve reached the point where it makes more sense to throw extra building supplies in the garage than it does to take them back for a refund.
- They’ll get used eventually, so why waste the gas?
- Irish Woman seems to be having trouble being on a conference call from home when the dog is barking and whining at the cat and the cat is hissing and spitting and yowling at the dog.
- I will have to work with her on her multitasking.
- I am proud of myself. When someone I know was whining about us not getting more involved in Syria, I didn’t call them a twit.
- I did, however, tell them that only a damn fool would get involved in a civil war between two groups that dislike us.
- I mean, I can’t be all sweetness and light. I have a reputation to protect.
Thoughts on the Day
Posted by daddybear71 on May 6, 2013
https://daddybearsden.com/2013/05/06/thoughts-on-the-day-126/
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hollychism
/ May 6, 2013I think the breath thing in CPR is optional because nobody knows who has AIDS, and everybody is stupid about how hard it actually is to catch–as in, it has to be contact with blood or sexual fluids, NOT saliva.
No, I’m not currently certified. Yes, I do know what to do in an emergency anyway.
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Old NFO
/ May 7, 2013Definitely agree on the last… And CPR is dependent on ‘many’ issues, personally, IF I had an ambu bag and extra person, I’d use it!
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nixfu
/ May 7, 2013Yep, I took CPR twice last year… once for regular red cross certification, and I got a refresher again in my Remote Wilderness First Aid certification class, and both times they were back to the same 15/3 I learned as a lifeguard in high school.
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daddybear71
/ May 7, 2013I need to talk to you about that course. It sounds like something I need.
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