Everyday CyborgYour infrequent reminder that I spent twenty minutes dead a few years ago, and without constant CPR and a correctly-used defibrillator when paramedics arrived I would still be dead.
LEARN CPR. LEARN TO USE A DEFIBRILLATOR.
The dumbest take I've ever heard is "but what if I harm them further while doing CPR?"
A person who needs CPR is functionally dead. If they come back to life, a couple of broken ribs is a small price to pay.
Rodger@digitalraven this came up in the first aid course when the instructor said “if they aren’t breathing and don’t have a pulse, what are they? Dead. Can anything you do make it worse than being dead? No, so you might as well try.”