Just do chest compressions only
Saw an elephant rescue a few days ago and the chest compression was a dude jumping on top of it.
Found a news article about it
(Iirc) It’s actually reccommended not to do mouth-to-mouth because you’ll probably do more damage than help.
I think it’s not so much harm as it is not as effective as the compressions. When I took CPR the irradiated many times that compression is the place to be when performing CPR.
Irradiation during CPR course sounds brutal. Were you guys constantly under an x-ray?
I hate autocorrect so much sometimes lol
It is easy for you to over inflate someone’s lungs when you are doing cpr. Especially if you are larger than them.
Depends on the situation. Coughing/choking/asphyxiating: no do not do mouth. Chest compressions and back blows. No consciousness and no heart beat: chest compressions and rescue breathes.
Of course do not do anything you are not trained in. However, if no one else is, your even if your cert has lapsed, good Samaritan laws are pretty lenient
Just got my certificate for first aid training and this is not true. It has changed a few times but atm mouth to mouth IS recommended. But if you can only do one then stick to compressions.
From what I understand, chest compressions move the lungs enough to equate to shallow breathing (as long as the airway is clear)
I wouldn’t even know where to do the compressions on a giraffe. Call for a zoo employee is the best answer I can come up with.
(Those are some huge ass lungs, I don’t think I am strong enough)
Official guidelines (in the US at least) suggest just doing chest compressions.
Ok … so if I see a giraffe collapse from a heart attack or some medical emergency and they are unconscious … I should just concentrate on chest compressions … got it, thanks 👍
This is the kind of information that will help me sleep at night.
Probably push quite a bit harder than you’d think unless it’s a baby giraffe and then I’d probably push close to adult human level as in routine cpr training. Write this down so you don’t forget it.
Gonna print this out and laminate it onto a wallet sized card to keep in my pocket at all times
Ditto Canada
I don’t see any other way of doing it.
Double team it?
If there is at least 1 other person to assist, I don’t see it being too difficult. One person breathes, the other compresses. 🤷🏻♂️
This would require having a friend…
This is what long novelty straws were made for
Ah, yes! Another joke solved by Lemmy! Thank God nobody has to laugh at this amusing thought anymore. What an upsetting situation that would have been.
Would you rather everyone just say “lol” next post instead?
I made a shit comment, I’ll admit. It’s just frustrating to see multiple top-level comments in meme, 196, and shit post threads shitting all over a clever joke because of a technicality. It’s a fucking giraffe, this is not a PSA.
