On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:36:05 -0400, Goomba >
wrote:

>On 3/21/12 10:43 AM, Krypsis wrote:
>> On 22/03/2012 1:21 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>>> On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:10:13 -0400, George M. Middius
>>> > wrote:
>>> ....
>>>
>>> If you fell to the ground with crushing chest pain, who would you
>>> rather have attend to you? Me, a registered nurse with BLS (Basic Life
>>> Support) certification or a 20+ year janitor?
>>>
>>> John Kuthe...
>>
>> I would rather have a nurse attending me who had a proven track record
>> in the field of nursing. You do not have that! You merely have scraps of
>> paper that prove you can pass exams.
>>
>A BLS card is basic CPR for anyone working in a hospital. The clerks and
>transport people have it too. And it doesn't mean squat when the holder
>hasn't ever participated in a code or arrest situation before and wets
>his pants wondering what to do?!

This is true too. There was a news report recently where some guy had
just been through his work's CPR training and he saved some guy with
an AED who has an MI and went into fibrillation. Heck those modern
AEDs are so easy to use you have to be a real moron to screw them up!

But still, the difference between who has the basic training and steps
up to the plane and acts correctly and someone who as you said "wets
their pants" while the person is fibrillating can mean the difference
betgwen life and death and you know it!

John Kuthe...