CPR is old stuff. There are no more chest compressions, just rescue breathing.
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06-30-2008, 02:10 PM #1
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06-30-2008, 02:31 PM #2
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http://www.komonews.com/news/local/22704044.html
I guess we can't really speculate as to how it should've been unless we were there.
Anyway, very sad.
I think this is a better article
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/tex...thlete30m.html
Seems to be he was in shape and knew what he was doing.Last edited by teigyr; 06-30-2008 at 05:56 PM.
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07-02-2008, 06:35 AM #3
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Nope, just the opposite. Just compressions, no rescue breathing.
Originally Posted by zencentury
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07-03-2008, 08:37 AM #4
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Great job Wahine! It was a scorcher out there. Great lessons for me from your race as well, since I'm only a 2x triathlete.
I actually participated in the olympic tri. The ambulance was not on site, because I saw the ambulance rushing up the mtn, lights and sirens going (I was ~5 miles away from the swim at this point). Sounds like there was nothing to be done, either way, but I agree that with that distance to a hospital, at least an AED should be on site.
A similar event happened at a bike race here in Portland about 3 weeks back. Guy had a heart attack on the course, and the organizers had no paramedics or AED. Fortunately he was close into the city, so an ambulance could get there quick and he survived.
I think things like this should be a wake up call to all race organizers - be prepared!
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