Vinnie Jones does CPR


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It's actually a serious matter, but put it in this section because of it's light heartedness.

Currently doing the rounds on UK TV - an advert from the NHS.

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That is a pretty cool commercial.

When we teach CPR we tell them to use the rhythm of Staying alive as well

120 compressions a minute is a lot.

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I saw this on TV the other day, absolutly brilliant!

CPR is not a nice thing to do and too many people think they will " get it wrong" but in truth anything is better than nothing as they are already dead anyway. I hope that not having to do mouth to mouth will encorage people to at least try it (if worst came to worst.)

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The dropping the breaths thing is quite clever really.

For people who do not really know what they are doing, the whole breaths part just adds in complexity where there doesn't need to be any. Just doing compressions makes it a lot easier.

And of course you have the "eugh" factor and people not wanting to do the breaths on a stranger (which is fair enough).

And as the compressions are the most important part anyway, it is all good.

As someone who is involved in first aid skills, and will soon be involved in teaching them, I think the advert is a great thing, and the humour and such will hopefully mean people remember it too. Fair play to Vinnie for doing it aswell!

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