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Originally Posted by Bagor
Futility?
Are you suggesting that it is absolutely pointless to perform CPR? That there is a zero percent success rate? That it's totally ineffective? A useless act?
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It's not futile or useless. It serves a great purpose. But the first thing they teach you now in classes is that CPR won't bring someone back to life as was commonly thought. It's simply a tool to slightly extend someone's life until medical assistance arrives.
Having a medical emergency in a crowded place is the worst place it can happen. People stand around and do nothing. I've had to drag a guy off the train, perform CPR on him and call the ambulance while everyone on the LRT watched me do it because no one else would step up, right in the middle of morning rush hour. In a room with a single person or two, it's much more likely they will step up and help you.