• ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    You are correct, it was a lazy-ish shortcut on my part.
    The sooner a defibrillator can be used to induce the hearts electrical rhythm to resume ordered behavior and allow meaningful contractions to pump blood, the better.

    Even more succinctly: YELL 911 AED CPR GOGOGO

    The AED can only reset electric rythyms. Not every source of not having a pulse is due to chaotic electrical rhythm, not every electrical issue has a lack of pulse. “Stopped” and “restart” are ambiguous. I would generally forgive the usage of “not working” and “make start working” from anyone less trained than an EMT.

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      5 days ago

      Point at someone, name them by clothing, and tell them forcibly to call 911

      Too many times people think someone else is calling 911

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        5 days ago

        One thing I like about modern phones is that you can get to the emergency number from the lock screen or by hitting the power button a bunch quickly (depending on phone and settings), so it’s easy for an individual to get a 911 call going and on speakerphone without delaying anything else.

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      5 days ago

      YELL 911 AED CPR GOGOGO

      • Checks for hazards before approaching
      • “Hey, hey! Are you ok‽”
      • Checks pulse, for no longer than 10 seconds
      • “Activate the emergency response system!”
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