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bobusumisu • today at 9:56 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

This information is outdated, wrong, and DANGEROUS.

Lifting the legs (aka shock position) has no effect and has been taken out of most first-aid guidelines for a reason.

The post also mentions "60 times a minute" when doing CPR. This is WAY to slow. Ideally you should push down 100-120 times a minute. If you do it 60 times a minutes you will not be able to generate enough blood pressure and the blood will not circulate - which is the goal of CPR.

The most important things you can do for someone during a cardiac arrest is: - Call 911 / call for help - Do CPR - If there is an AED nearby - get someone to fetch it, turn it on and follow instructions

For the love of god, do not just stand there with the legs in the air.


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scarecrowbob • today at 10:08 PM

This, this. This is a correct take.