Breathing IS part of effective cpr. It is absolutely recommended. Compressions alone are better than nothing, which is why we had a brief period where that was taught for one-person-cpr (and was meant to make nonmedical personnel more likely to do SOMETHING), but anyone trained in cpr should absolutely be following the compression:breathing ratio taught in cpr classes.
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dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks agoAre we saying that compressions on their own will draw in oxygen?
GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yeah. Effective compressions are more critical right away, especially if you’re alone. There’s some passive ventilation happening with the compressions.
AHA teaches it now I believe.
mle86@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
While that is true with humans, I’m not sure if that applies to Giraffes with such long windpipes
Localhorst86@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
Have we tried?
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
So… I tried and let’s just say the Giraffe was not happy and I can tell you it hurts to be head butted by a Giraffe.