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mrkun

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Originally posted by: maxster
Hahah stupid cops. You know you can just remain silent right? It's not like they have anything on you.
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They may have taken him in if he'd done that.
 
Linflas

Linflas

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Originally posted by: Joemonkey
i feel most sorry for the people in this thread that don't truly understand addiction... its easy to sit in your computer chair and say "why can't he just quit it?" but i'm sure there are plenty of people here that either know addiction first hand, know a loved one addicted to some sort of controlled substance, have helped someone get through it, et al. It isn't as easy to quit as most would think, it isn't just a "mind over matter" issue.
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I have had close loved ones addicted and I still don't claim to understand it. How they could allow a substance like alcohol or drugs to become the focus of their lives is something I am incapable of understanding. I drank like a fish in high school, military, and college yet not once have I ever felt an uncontrollable need to take a drink. The same thing with cigarettes. I smoked for 15 years and when I decided to quit I finished off the last pack and have not smoked since. So yes I will admit that no matter how much I read about addiction the question in the back of my mind is always "why can't you just quit?". I am not talking about the chemical side of it which I understand but the underlying mental weakness, for lack of a better way to describe it, that causes a person to be unable to control themselves and their lives when confronted with the simple choice of not doing something that is harming them and their loved ones.
 
TraumaRN

TraumaRN

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Originally posted by: ForumMaster
video demonstration for all those who want to see how it's done. wonder how awkard it would be to do it to some chick...
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The only woman/chick I did it on my chest compressions helped save her life. Unfortunately even in the best circumstances and best care like my ER(Level 1 Trauma Center) doing CPR only works(read:saves the patients life) maybe 1 times out of 100. But it's definitely better then doing nothing.

Good video too...they are all so cheesy on those dummies :p
 
LordMaul

LordMaul

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Nov 16, 2000
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Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel
That's awesome (what you did)! You're the man, LordMaul. :beer:
I should learn CPR too. I know it (in theory) but I guess what really matters is doing it right in times of need.
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yea, I briefly learned it in a class in high school, but what sucks is when i was trying, even after tilting the head, I couldn't get the damned chest the rise from the air. Don't know if it was the dummy, or something I was doing wrong. Felt like air was moving but I don't know.

Regardless, yea I'd definitely say if you are in a situation that requires it, and nobody is around, try it no matter what. The worst that can happen from trying CPR is nothing happens, but if nobody is around, then the person wouldn't be receiving any help at all period. So an attempt at help is better than nothing, and there is a chance you'll still get the air into the chest anyhow.

as far as the breathing-less method being taught now, how is air moved into the chest then? The compressions would only slowly push air out, right? Or do they somehow pull a little air in?

and OP, the whole thing about people walking by and not helping.. do you think they could see someone was in distress, or do you think they just saw something that was a little strange and decided they wanted no part? humanity disgusts me quite a lot these days. While most people like to imagine they'd help someone and say they would, they are often the people who don't want to be bothered and keep walking. I guarantee I'd stop and at least call out and ask if help is needed, as long as I could tell there was someone in distress. Not always obvious to a passerby who isn't even paying attention though.
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Well, it was in a well-populated area, though it was dark, colding, and raining and sort of in an out-of-the-way place. Being that it was right near a restaurant, some stores, and a mall, one would think people would've seen us, especially someone laying on the ground and me leaning over him... Few people lay motionless on cold pavement when nothing is wrong. ;)

However, even though the nearby restaurant was quite populated, I'm guessing people might've just run to their cars without looking around to get out of the cold and rain. Maybe not. Either way, it would've been nice to have someone stay on the phone with 911 while I did CPR, but it wasn't completely necessary. Another witness would've been nice, though, to back up my story for the cops.


 
LordMaul

LordMaul

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Originally posted by: zanejohnson
been there before...

heroine is nuts, the purity varies with each batch, he probably did his normal dose, but it was some extra potent stuff and it was just too much....

glad im not on the needle anymore....
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One would think that if you actually had any experience with it, you'd be able to spell it. :p
 
TraumaRN

TraumaRN

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Originally posted by: mrkun
Originally posted by: DeathBUA
Originally posted by: ForumMaster
video demonstration for all those who want to see how it's done. wonder how awkard it would be to do it to some chick...
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The only woman/chick I did it on my chest compressions helped save her life.
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Was she attractive?
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No...well at least not to me. She had a husband she was in her 50s. So someone found her attractive...just not me. Not that it matters in my job as an ER nurse I try to help/save you regardless if you look like Gollum or Jessica Alba
 
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