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For years, we were told that resuscitating an individual through CPR meant performing a combination of chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth. The problem was that would-be-helpers who had no formal CPR training (and even the ones who did and had forgotten the technique) were afraid of administering CPR. It was too complicated to remember how many compressions to execute before administering breaths, the number of which was also too hard to remember.
Well, fear no more. A new guideline has made CPR much simpler. It has been discovered that compression-only CPR may work just as well as compression/breathing technique. → source
Dr. MIchael Sayre, an emergency medicine professor at Ohio State University who headed the committee that made the recommendation said it best:
“You only have to do two things. Call 911 and push hard and fast on the middle of the person’s chest”
The only other thing to remember is this. You should administer compressions at a rate of 100 per minute. Don’t bother getting your stop watch out, and don’t count. There’s an easier way.
Remember the Bee Gees’ Staying Alive song? It turns out that it has 103 beats per minute, which means it’s perfect for CPR. Just sing it to yourself as you’re doing chest compressions.
Saturday Night Fever and John Travolta save the day.
By now, everyone in both UK and US knows about Susan Boyle and her recent performance on Britain’s Got Talent.
Good for her! I’m truly happy for her. She obviously has a talent that has unfortunately gone untapped for decades. I don’t intent to take the glory of her performance from her. But I’m completely skeptical of the order of events and the judges’ reactions. It was all staged – all except for her singing. I’m convinced of that. Here’s why (watch the video on YouTube and fact-check my points):
First, she was too over-confident for the setting. She walked on the stage as though she owned the place. Surely, she was aware of the prominence of the venue. She even conversed with Simon in a sassy fashion that seemed out of place.
Second, just prior to the start of music, she was able to demonstrate an unbelievable presence of mind by giving a confident thumbs up and a comfortable smile to the two jokers backstage. She should be nervous as heck at this point. By the way, who the hell are those two guys backstage anyway and what function do the serve?
Third, notice she gave a big smile just as the music commenced right before she started singing as though the outcome was certain.
Fourth, the judges’ reactions were perfectly timed, and the cameras were zooming-in on their faces in a perfectly choreographed way. Think about it. Susan start singing, and the first immediate shot is of Simon’s face with a look of disbelief. Seconds later, the camera focuses on Amanda’s face and then on Piers’ face a few seconds after that. Seriously? Wouldn’t one logically expect that all three judges demonstrate their disbelief and pleasure at about the same time? I’m not buying it.
Fifth, Susan finished her piece, threw a kiss to the audience and proceeded to walk away as though the outcome was a foregone conclusion. Too obvious!
Finally, the judges gave her three yeses. Susan seemed shocked as each judge gave her a ‘yes’ of approval. For someone who was so confident from the moment she walked on that stage, this shocked reaction seemed simulated.
Still, she’s a phenomenal singer, and I wish her every bit of luck. But something tells me she doesn’t need it. It’s all staged.
Did you hear the one about an ex-KGB officer, turned dictator, who was walking around with a TV crew and a tranquilizer gun? They were hunting waaaaabits, err, tigers.
Score one for Putin. He was reportedly tagging along with a conservation group and a TV crew when a Siberian tiger charged them. Putin the man shot the animal with his tranquilizer gun. He was called a national hero without even having to resort to Polonium poisoning (remember Alexander Litvinenko)?
President Bush had him pegged. It must have been Putin’s good pro-democracy soul that kicked into high gear and saved the crew. And no, he did not have a friend with him to accidentally shoot. Putin’s heart grew 10 times bigger that day which, together combined with Cheney’s heart, is the envy of all hobbits.
For years, we were told that resuscitating an individual through CPR meant performing a combination of chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth. The problem was that would-be-helpers who had no formal CPR training (and even the ones who did and had forgotten the technique) were afraid of administering CPR. It was too complicated to remember how many compressions to execute before administering breaths, the number of which was also too hard to remember.
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