You Just Have To Do Something

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You Just Have To Do Something | Jonathan Moore

Throughout life we are impacted with moments that are rich with meaning and significance. Regardless of the joy or sorrow that these moments create, it is our job to listen and respond. This summer I was given the gift of one of those profound moments.
On a warm August afternoon, my wife and I invited some close friends over for lunch to spend the day swimming in our pool. We were in the water playing with our kids, watching them one-up each other jumping in, and playing all the usual games.
One of the times my daughter climbed out to jump back in, she cried out in pain after stepping on a bee. As soon as I pulled out the stinger left behind in her foot, one by one more bees began to swarm. Thinking that the dead bee was attracting others, I picked it up and went inside to throw it away.
The moment I opened the trash in the kitchen I heard my wife scream outside. It wasn’t an ordinary scream. I look outside right at the moment she was diving into the water. Racing outside I was certain that she was being attacked by the aggressive bees.
I made it to the edge of the water right when she was coming up. My heart sank. In her arms was our little boy, blue and lifeless.
Frantically I took him into my arms as she began to yell for help and call 911. I will never forget what it felt like to hold him in that moment. Laying him on the ground I cried out to God for help. Even though I have never been trained for CPR, instincts on some level kicked in. I started desperately performing a series of chest compressions and breaths. After an eternity of seconds I saw the life and color return to his face. My boy was saved.
The paramedics arrived shortly after, and within minutes we were on our way to the hospital. During the trip one of the paramedics reassured my wife that he was going to be just fine because CPR was performed right away. After all this was his seventh time to be called out for a drowning this summer, and the only one that did not end in tragedy.
The next day in the ICU, we had a great conversation with the pediatrician. I recounted the entire story, chain of events and explained how I had no clue what I was doing with CPR. He compassionately listened, and then replied, “You don’t have to do it right. You just have to do something.” My boy is alive simply because something was done.
When we are presented with moments of crisis, large decisions or new opportunities often we find ourselves crippled by the lack of knowledge. We justify inaction with our insecurities in not knowing the right way to move forward. Or we trap ourselves in an endless search for knowledge to attempt to reassure our actions.
Over the course of my career and journey as an entrepreneur, I have learned that success and fulfillment is found when we push ourselves beyond our comfort zone. There is tremendous value in having knowledge ahead of time—I am now CPR certified—but simply taking action is often what it takes.
You don’t have to do it right. You just have to do something.
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Until classes can be attended, figured I'd throw up a few things on CPR & Chocking for Adults & Children.


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgzA57CaGOA"]First Aid : Current CPR Guidelines - YouTube[/ame][ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a95DdvD9SsE&feature=player_embedded"]CPR Demonstration For Adults - YouTube[/ame]






Face Mask is NOT needed.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toStEtTx5zo"]First Aid : Infant & Child CPR Instructions - YouTube[/ame]





[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRLRbzJC768"]First Aid : First Aid for Choking Victims - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH-IHk3jO7w"]First Aid : First Aid for a Choking Infant or Small Child - YouTube[/ame]






CPR illustrated in three simple steps



How to Perform CPR

The ABCs of CPR are Airway, Breathing, and Circulation. This acronym is used to help you remember the steps to take when performing CPR.
Airway

  • If a person has collapsed, determine if the person is unconscious. Gently prod the victim and shout, “Are you okay?” If there is no response, shout for help. Call 911 or your local emergency number.
  • If the person is not lying flat on his or her back, roll him or her over, moving the entire body at one time.
  • Open the person’s airway. Lift up the chin gently with one hand while pushing down on the forehead with the other to tilt the head back. (Do not try to open the airway using a jaw thrust for injured victims. Be sure to employ this head tilt-chin lift for all victims, even if the person is injured.)
  • If the person may have suffered a neck injury, in a diving or automobile accident, for example, open the airway using the chin-lift without tilting the head back. If the airway remains blocked, tilt the head slowly and gently until the airway is open.
  • Once the airway is open, check to see if the person is breathing.
  • Take five to 10 seconds (no more than 10 seconds) to verify normal breathing in an unconscious adult, or for the existence or absence of breathing in an infant or child who is not responding.
  • If opening the airway does not cause the person to begin to breathe, it is advised that you begin providing rescue breathing (or, minimally, begin providing chest compressions).
Breathing (Rescue Breathing)
Pinch the person’s nose shut using your thumb and forefinger. Keep the heel of your hand on the person’s forehead to maintain the head tilt. Your other hand should remain under the person’s chin, lifting up.

  • Inhale normally (not deeply) before giving a rescue breath to a victim.
  • Immediately give two full breaths while maintaining an air-tight seal with your mouth on the person’s mouth. Each breath should be one second in duration and should make the victim’s chest rise. (If the chest does not rise after the first breath is delivered, perform the head tilt-chin lift a second time before administering the second breath.) Avoid giving too many breaths or breaths that are too large or forceful.
Circulation (Chest Compressions)
After giving two full breaths, immediately begin chest compressions (and cycles of compressions and rescue breaths). Do not take the time to locate the person’s pulse to check for signs of blood circulation.

  • Kneel at the person’s side, near his or her chest.
  • With the middle and forefingers of the hand nearest the legs, locate the notch where the bottom rims of the rib cage meet in the middle of the chest.
  • Place the heel of the hand on the breastbone (sternum) next to the notch, which is located in the center of the chest, between the nipples. Place your other hand on top of the one that is in position. Be sure to keep your fingers up off the chest wall. You may find it easier to do this if you interlock your fingers.
  • Bring your shoulders directly over the person’s sternum. Press downward, keeping your arms straight. Push hard and fast. For an adult, depress the sternum about a third to a half the depth of the chest. Then, relax pressure on the sternum completely. Do not remove your hands from the person’s sternum, but do allow the chest to return to its normal position between compressions. Relaxation and compression should be of equal duration. Avoid interruptions in chest compressions (to prevent stoppage of blood flow).
  • Use 30 chest compressions to every two breaths (or about five cycles of 30:2 compressions and ventilations every two minutes) for all victims (excluding newborns). You must compress at the rate of about 100 times per minute.
  • Continue CPR until advanced life support is available.
Using an AED in conjunction with CPR:

  • If using an AED in the case of a heart attack or cardiac arrest, single shocks should be followed by immediate CPR for two minutes. Heart rhythm checks should be performed every two minutes (or after giving about five cycles of CPR); the AED will provide audible prompts at the appropriate intervals. See AED section for details.
  • If using an AED on a one- to eight-year-old child, use a child-dose-reduction system if available. (However, do not use child pads or a child dose on adults in cardiac arrest because the smaller dose may not defibrillate adults properly.)
CPR for Infants (Up to One Year Old)
Airway
With infants, be careful not to tilt the head back too far. An infant’s neck is so pliable that forceful backward tilting might block breathing passages instead of opening them.
Breathing
Do not pinch the nose of an infant who is not breathing. Cover both the mouth and the nose with your mouth and breathe slowly (one to one and a half seconds per breath), using enough volume and pressure to make the chest rise.
With a small child, pinch the nose closed, cover the mouth with your mouth and breathe at the same rate as for an infant. Rescue breathing should be done in conjunction with chest compressions. (See next section.)
Chest Compressions on Infants

  • If alone with an unresponsive infant, give five cycles of CPR (compressions and ventilations) for about two minutes before calling 911 or your local emergency number.
  • Use only the tips of the middle and ring fingers of one hand to compress the chest at the sternum (breastbone), just below the nipple line, as described in the table below. The other hand may be slipped under the back to provide a firm support. (However, if you can encircle your hands around the chest of the infant, using the thumbs to compress the chest, this is better than using the two-finger method.)
  • Depress the sternum between a third to a half the depth of the chest at a rate of at least 100 times a minute.
  • Two breaths should be given during a pause after every 30 chest compressions (a 30:2 compression-to-ventilation ratio or two breaths about every two minutes) on all infants (excluding newborns).
  • Continue CPR until emergency medical help arrives.
Small Children (ages one to eight)

  • Give five cycles of CPR (compressions and ventilations) for about two minutes before calling 911.
  • Use the heel of one or two hands, as needed, and compress on the breastbone at about the nipple line.
  • Depress the sternum about a third to a half the depth of the chest, depending on the size of the child. The rate should be 100 times per minute.
  • Give two breaths for every 30 chest compressions (30:2 ratio) or two breaths about every two minutes.
  • Continue CPR until emergency medical help arrives.
How to Perform CPR (PDF)




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I read that while hans zimmer's Time happened to be playing in the background, getting too emotional around here.
 
I opened my eyes this morning, and the first thought that came to me, was

"The perfect is the enemy of the good"

And in that brief moment, I saw how to move forward on a couple issues I was facing.
 
I thought everyone was taught basic CPR in grade school? Back when I was a kid, it was a one or two week ordeal in school for several years in a row. Paramedics from St. John's Ambulance would come in with dummies setup in the gym and the whole bit. They'd teach us basic CPR, the heimlich maneuver, how to treat different severities of burns / cuts, etc.

Maybe I'm an idiot, but I just assumed that was a standard thing in public education.

heh, remember getting into a big argument with my grandma over that. I was like 13, burnt myself on the stove, and she was adamant about putting butter on it.
 
Kiopa_Matt said:
I thought everyone was taught basic CPR in grade school? Back when I was a kid, it was a one or two week ordeal in school for several years in a row. Paramedics from St. John's Ambulance would come in with dummies setup in the gym and the whole bit. They'd teach us basic CPR, the heimlich maneuver, how to treat different severities of burns / cuts, etc.

Maybe I'm an idiot, but I just assumed that was a standard thing in public education.

heh, remember getting into a big argument with my grandma over that. I was like 13, burnt myself on the stove, and she was adamant about putting butter on it.
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I'm 48 yo and the only two places that I learned CPR & First Aide were in The Boy Scouts and The Marine Corps.

I later took an Advanced Red Cross Course after my daughters were born.


Nothing was ever offered to me in the Public School System.
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/8...Staying-Alive-in-Heart-Foundation-advert.html

If you don't have experience giving CPR they recommend that you don't both with breathing as the majority of people fuck it up and it causes them to not focus on the compressions which are far more important. Doing it to the tune of staying alive will give you the right compressions per minute as well.

There really is no excuse not to do basic first aid and practice CPR yearly in a controlled environment. Especially if you have kids (also what type of moron buys a pool but doesn't bother to get CPR certified?)
 
I'm Red Cross CPR/First Aid trained (certification expired in 2010).

If you really want to improve your retention, look to understand the physiology behind the procedures.

Everything just clicks when you understand why what you are doing. It becomes less about rote protocol memorization and more about optimal physiological outcome.

Also it helps to brush up once every six months. And look to carry one of those keychain breathing masks so you don't get aids.
 
Catch phrases rarely represent reality.. but, as always, they sound good and inspire. People love simplicity even if it's not true.

'You just have to do something' is exactly like what I'm talking about.

Sure it sounds fucking awesome when you hear of the few instances where someone taking a great risk won big time. But this is the same myth bullshit that keeps people gambling in Vegas and thinking they're going to win the lotto. The myth of 'I'm destined for better'.

I'm sure the truth is that most people get fucked over by 'just doing something'. You need more than ambition and risk-taking to be successful.. you actually need good ideas. Or you can be like the millions of this guy:

As Boom Lures App Creators, Tough Part Is Making a Living - Yahoo! Finance

It's like what swiftmoney wrongly wrote in another thread recently that I almost responded too:
The only thing you need is a dream and sheer determination, the rest is out there for the taking.
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What a crock of shit. You need more than sheer determination, dreams, and ambition to be successful. You need to not be an idiot for one. You need to be just the right amount of cautious and risky behavior. And you definitely need ideas that are actually good instead of bad. But luck likely plays a huge role as well.. especially if you consider yourself lucky for having been born in the U.S. instead of Nigeria or some shit.

I just hate catch phrases is all - misleading garbage for masses of idiots.

(disclaimer: not calling anyone here an idiot)
 
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