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Old 12-15-2006, 12:53 PM   #5
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Katie your reaction was very normal. I am extremely dispapointed that the teacher in this class did not perform CPR. I do believe that they are required to take these classes, and if they haven't and I was that kids parents I would be off the wall pissed off. Newly updated CPR mandates state that even if someone only does chest compressions for six minutes if they dont want to perform rescue breathing that would increase chances of survival astonomically. It used to be 15 compressions and 2 breaths. Now for an adult its 30 compressions anmd 2 breaths, because the red cross who are in charge of these things realize the chest compressions are far more important than the breaths. In every class there should be one way breathing devices at the very least. I also believe that recently enacted legislation mandates defribulators in every public building. Again something else very easy to use. The only differences in giving CPR to a victim is when the child is under 8 or a baby is the victim.

The bottom line is it doesn't make any difference how well anyone knows how to do CPR, because any CPR is better than nothign at all. School administrators should be ashamed of themselves if this child was given help by adults in the building. Very ashamed.

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