Heart attack victims 'don't need mouth-to-mouth'


	Heart attack victims 'don't need mouth-to-mouth'

michellezm

4-2-2008 4:54 AM

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4-2-2008 5:02 AM

Brimstone

damn, there goes my only way to kiss and get kissed by girls.

Previous Plan1: always be first to offer CPR
Previous Plan2: Collapse in front of pretty women, and say they took my breath away.

4-2-2008 5:08 AM

michellezm

4-3-2008 3:45 PM

kkcapricorn

What ever happened to "check that the airway is not blocked"?

Mouth-to-mouth should still be used when children collapse, or for victims of near-drowning, drug overdose or carbon monoxide poisoning,

Don't give up Brimstone -- go to the beach

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