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After looking at the link, I was relieved to see that the toilet plunger was used for the chest compressions and not the breathing part!
BobH
OT use your toilet plunger for CPR
Feb 13, 2011
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Maybe this is old news, but a kid used a toilet plunger to CPR his dad a few years ago. The docs have given their blessing now.
I told my better half to keep the plunger handy.
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Whew! You scared me there for a minute with that thought, but he used it on his dad's chest, not his mouth.
-- Remember, in an emergency, dial 1911.
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The method has been known to plumbers, as shown in this short film:
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You don't like the flavor?
Like for plunger to mouth resuscitation :D
The newest protocol we are teaching for layperson CPR is VERY easy. "Push Hard & Fast" Chest compressions ONLY. No breathes given.
I like this method.
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If it were anyone else asking...
-- Remember, in an emergency, dial 1911.
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