ladyskydiver 0 #1 February 8, 2005 Yep...it's official. I'm CPR certified. It's been quite a few years since I was certified so I got recertified tonight and will be getting recertified in First Aid on Wednesday. It's a great skill to have, but one I hope I never have to use. Figure, however, that it's better to have the skill and not need it....than need it and not have it.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 February 8, 2005 I'm sure a lot of people around DZs will be willing to let you "practice" your new CPR skill with them...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #3 February 8, 2005 First Aid is easy. If it's bleeding, just cut it off. Works every time. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #4 February 8, 2005 Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #5 February 8, 2005 QuoteFirst Aid is easy. If it's bleeding, just cut it off. Works every time. I'll make sure to remember that. What type of saw do I use to cut it off? Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #6 February 8, 2005 Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round.....anything else is bad..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #7 February 8, 2005 QuoteI'll make sure to remember that. What type of saw do I use to cut it off? Ya'll know i'm a CPR/First Aid instructor. I certified 12 people in my class last week. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #8 February 8, 2005 QuoteAir goes in and out, blood goes round and round.....anything else is bad..... Really? Wow! You're so cool. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #9 February 8, 2005 Nice! The American Red Cross is about 3 minutes from my house so I was able to go there and get the class taken.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #10 February 8, 2005 QuoteFigure, however, that it's better to have the skill and not need it....than need it and not have it. So true!!!! One of the reasons why I wanna get certified again...but need time and money first...... ~R+R...~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #11 February 8, 2005 It was only $46 for the CPR and First Aid classes so it's not too bad. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #12 February 8, 2005 Smartass......here is the rest of my favorite rules...now if I could only remember where they came from: 1. Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round, any variation on this is a bad thing. 2. The more equipment you see on a EMTs belt, the newer they are. 3. When dealing with patients, supervisors, or citizens, if it felt good saying it, it was the wrong thing to say. 4. All bleeding stops....eventually. 5. All people will eventually die, no matter what you do. 6. There will be problems. 7. You can't cure stupid. 8. When a patient vomits outside, be sure to aim it at the citizens who wouldn't back up. 9. If there are no drunks at an MVA after midnight, keep looking, someone is missing. 10. When in doubt, do CPR Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #13 February 8, 2005 QuoteSmartass And you've just now figured that one out? I like the rules. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #14 February 8, 2005 Sometimes it works and sometimes it dont.. but its a good thing to know how so you can at least try.. The times it worked were exilerating.. the times it didnt.. were devastating... Good luck hun....if you ever do have to use it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #15 February 8, 2005 Thanks, Amazon! It's the ones that it won't work on that'll kill me. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #16 February 8, 2005 QuoteFirst Aid is easy. If it's bleeding, just cut it off. Works every time. And if they're bleeding profusely from the head, tie a tourniquet around the neck and wait for the ambulance to arrive... linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #17 February 8, 2005 QuoteThanks, Amazon! It's the ones that it won't work on that'll kill me. Which unfortunately......will be most of them. I can count on one hand the number of sucessful saves I had in 5 years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #18 February 8, 2005 I was walking my beat with my partner when this car crashed into a light pole RIGHT in front of us. One of those coolio wierd things that happen to cops . Anyhow, we walk over to the car and there's this dead lady driving it. All purply and congestive-heart-failure-looking (I'd seen people die of it before, or found them dead too late to do anything, but never one who was driving a car a few seconds earlier) Anyhow, to make a long, grueling story short, we cut the lady out of her seat belt and carry her over to the sidewalk. I ask Dennis if he has his CPR mask and he says "no, do you?" I say "No, but I have dibs on compressions!" So I set about breaking all this lady's ribs. Good compressions break ribs. So we are trying to convince dispatch to hurry up the am-boo-lance cause we're getting tired, and finally the hose haulers show up and take over. They cut the lady naked like they like to do and hook her up to the monitor and she's flatline. The Captain asks me if I broke her ribs and I say "yeah, a bunch of them anyhow" and he says "good, otherwise you were wasting your time" Seemed kind of cold, but made me feel better anyhow. So they zap her a few time and she gets rythm and off they go to the ER. Anyhow, she recovered without brain damage cause me and my pard knew CPR. Good for you, Cora Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #19 February 8, 2005 QuoteSo true!!!! One of the reasons why I wanna get certified again...but need time and money first... Gimme 4 hours of your time, and you shall be certified my dear. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RoadRash 0 #20 February 8, 2005 QuoteQuoteSo true!!!! One of the reasons why I wanna get certified again...but need time and money first... Gimme 4 hours of your time, and you shall be certified my dear. Awwwwwwwwww...thank you sweetie!!!! ~R+R...You find the time...lemme know...~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #21 February 8, 2005 QuoteI like the rules. Quote5. All people will eventually die, no matter what you do. 6. There will be problems. 7. You can't cure stupid. I think that rule #5 does cure rule #7, after a fashion. So you're certified to give chest massages... excellent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #22 February 8, 2005 CPR from a 16 year old when I was 12 saved my life. The paramedics zapped my lil' ticker back into ticking when they arrived on scene and here I am. -And only a few medical experts disagree about the no brain-damage issue...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites d_squared431 0 #23 February 8, 2005 $46 is pretty expensive for the class. Is that Health Care Provider CPR, or just a CPR class? I think I paid $26 for mine.It was an 8 hour class and that also included the book. TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TypicalFish 0 #24 February 8, 2005 QuoteYep...it's official. I'm CPR certified. It's been quite a few years since I was certified so I got recertified tonight and will be getting recertified in First Aid on Wednesday. It's a great skill to have, but one I hope I never have to use. Figure, however, that it's better to have the skill and not need it....than need it and not have it. You know, when I was in the academy in Montgomery County, I was paired with a girl named Jen Gold in my EMT-B class. The DAY AFTER we got certfied in CPR, a man coded on the treadmill next to her at the gym. Some paramedics wait a long time to get a save; I guess it was just karma on his part."I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites akjmpplt 0 #25 February 8, 2005 I was first CPR/Basic Life Support certified 25 years or so ago. Since then I've performed CPR about 10 times (don't remember for sure) and so far I'm batting 1000. Not a single person I performed CPR on survived. But at least I tried.SmugMug Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. 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sunshine 2 #19 February 8, 2005 QuoteSo true!!!! One of the reasons why I wanna get certified again...but need time and money first... Gimme 4 hours of your time, and you shall be certified my dear. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #20 February 8, 2005 QuoteQuoteSo true!!!! One of the reasons why I wanna get certified again...but need time and money first... Gimme 4 hours of your time, and you shall be certified my dear. Awwwwwwwwww...thank you sweetie!!!! ~R+R...You find the time...lemme know...~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #21 February 8, 2005 QuoteI like the rules. Quote5. All people will eventually die, no matter what you do. 6. There will be problems. 7. You can't cure stupid. I think that rule #5 does cure rule #7, after a fashion. So you're certified to give chest massages... excellent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #22 February 8, 2005 CPR from a 16 year old when I was 12 saved my life. The paramedics zapped my lil' ticker back into ticking when they arrived on scene and here I am. -And only a few medical experts disagree about the no brain-damage issue...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites d_squared431 0 #23 February 8, 2005 $46 is pretty expensive for the class. Is that Health Care Provider CPR, or just a CPR class? I think I paid $26 for mine.It was an 8 hour class and that also included the book. TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TypicalFish 0 #24 February 8, 2005 QuoteYep...it's official. I'm CPR certified. It's been quite a few years since I was certified so I got recertified tonight and will be getting recertified in First Aid on Wednesday. It's a great skill to have, but one I hope I never have to use. Figure, however, that it's better to have the skill and not need it....than need it and not have it. You know, when I was in the academy in Montgomery County, I was paired with a girl named Jen Gold in my EMT-B class. The DAY AFTER we got certfied in CPR, a man coded on the treadmill next to her at the gym. Some paramedics wait a long time to get a save; I guess it was just karma on his part."I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites akjmpplt 0 #25 February 8, 2005 I was first CPR/Basic Life Support certified 25 years or so ago. Since then I've performed CPR about 10 times (don't remember for sure) and so far I'm batting 1000. Not a single person I performed CPR on survived. But at least I tried.SmugMug Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
ACMESkydiver 0 #22 February 8, 2005 CPR from a 16 year old when I was 12 saved my life. The paramedics zapped my lil' ticker back into ticking when they arrived on scene and here I am. -And only a few medical experts disagree about the no brain-damage issue...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_squared431 0 #23 February 8, 2005 $46 is pretty expensive for the class. Is that Health Care Provider CPR, or just a CPR class? I think I paid $26 for mine.It was an 8 hour class and that also included the book. TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TypicalFish 0 #24 February 8, 2005 QuoteYep...it's official. I'm CPR certified. It's been quite a few years since I was certified so I got recertified tonight and will be getting recertified in First Aid on Wednesday. It's a great skill to have, but one I hope I never have to use. Figure, however, that it's better to have the skill and not need it....than need it and not have it. You know, when I was in the academy in Montgomery County, I was paired with a girl named Jen Gold in my EMT-B class. The DAY AFTER we got certfied in CPR, a man coded on the treadmill next to her at the gym. Some paramedics wait a long time to get a save; I guess it was just karma on his part."I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akjmpplt 0 #25 February 8, 2005 I was first CPR/Basic Life Support certified 25 years or so ago. Since then I've performed CPR about 10 times (don't remember for sure) and so far I'm batting 1000. Not a single person I performed CPR on survived. But at least I tried.SmugMug Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
