CPR Plot Bunny

[khakigrrl.livejournal.com]

CPR methods change over time. Back in 2008, there was a big change of thought in that rescue breathing is no longer encouraged in cases of heart failure. Instead, chest compressions only at 100 beats per minute are emphasized.

How does the lay person stay on that beat rate? It happens to coincide with the beat in the song "Stayin' Alive".

You can hear all the details in the last segment of this RadioLab podcast.

I'm just tickled by the idea of Sam and Dean in a Red Cross class and Dean being offended by the BeeGees idea. Oh, and of course the song coming back in the much more serious situation when Dean would have to use the method on Sam.

Comments

[bt-kady.livejournal.com]

Oh...I need to read this!

[khakigrrl.livejournal.com]

Me too! I want.

[saberivojo.livejournal.com]

Just as an aside...you can also do CPR to Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust"

*giggles at Nurse CPR humor*

There should be fic.

[khakigrrl.livejournal.com]

I know, about the Queen song, but I thought the BeeGees would be more annoying to Dean. Still, maybe Dean goes with Queen and then hates the message of the song when it comes to Sam and switches to BeeGees. Dunno.

In any case, yes, there should be fic. ;-D

[dragonfly-sg1.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I think for one person cpr it's 30 compressions to 2 breaths now, isn't it?

[khakigrrl.livejournal.com]

Nope, the Red Cross is pushing what they call "hands only CPR" (http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/?vgnextoid=22f388a2e2ccb210VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default) now.

[dragonfly-sg1.livejournal.com]

good grief. i just had an updated class in september i think it was. 2 years or so ago, it was what? 15 and 2?

[khakigrrl.livejournal.com]

Well, it depends on what situation you're talking about.

Babies and kids? Still use rescue breathing and compressions.

Adults? Then you've got to analyze the situation.

Drowing? Collapse due to breathing problems? Do full CPR with rescue breathing

Sudden collapse? So gross you really don't want to touch his/her mouth? Then you do hands-only CPR.