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...dozens of times and rarely has a pulse. The best way to learn practical things is through repetition, and we go through the procedure "check, call, care"--in which one checks an accident scene for safety, calls (or dispatches someone else to call) 911 and then ministers to the victim--countless times. Finally, an instructor tells me that I've restored Anne's breathing and that she has a pulse, and asks me what I do next. "Just hang?" I ask. She replies, "We call it monitoring, Sarah...
...Automated Electronic Defibrillator segment is prefaced by a thought so personal and so chilling that my previous association with the shock machines as mere props in the hands of George Clooney vanishes forever. The instructor tells us that for every minute a victim of cardiac arrest awaits defibrillation, his chances of survival decrease 10%. She pauses long enough for us to do the math--probably dead after 10 minutes. Then she ominously leaves the phrase "In New York City..." hanging in the air. "There is a less than 1% survival rate for cardiac arrest in New York City...
...immediately a defibrillator convert, believing every workplace and public space should have one and train its employees in its use. Once we get out the machines and start practicing, I am even more convinced. The machine decides whether the victim needs a shock and speaks its instructions aloud. It is so effective and easy to use that even the actor playing the ditsy fry cook could save a life with it. And now I could...
...late now for Ford to make such a sweeping gesture; it's also, of course, a different case - Johnson & Johnson was the victim of a cruel poisoner while Ford and Firestone appear to have a disaster of their own making. At this point, all that is left for Ford is to maneuver as gracefully as possible through the minefield of congressional hearings and media accusations, take responsibility for any mistakes and missteps - and fervently pray that consumers are willing to forgive and forget...
...immediately a defibrillator convert, believing every workplace and public space should have one and train its employees in its use. Once we get out the machines and start practicing, I am even more convinced. The machine decides whether the victim needs a shock and speaks its instructions aloud. It is so effective and easy to use that even the actor playing the ditsy fry cook could save a life with it. And now I could...