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matt151617 OP t1_j9g4pmc wrote

Reply to comment by Linenoise77 in Non-Certification CPR Courses by matt151617

I get what you're saying, but you really can't do more harm than good. They're dead. Poor quality CPR is still better than no CPR.

If you mean someone might do CPR on a person who is still alive, well yeah, I don't know if training is going to fix that.

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Linenoise77 t1_j9gbr3v wrote

a common example may be trying to perform it on a person with an obstructed airway.

I understand what you are saying, if they are in cardiac arrest an imperfect compression is better than no compression, but an important part of CPR is identifying when to do it. Likewise being able to do it correctly is

Edit: is going to tire you out a lot less quicker than trying to wing it.

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