Cpr

[Maxwell511]

I posed this question on another site, and two people said that instead of giving CPR, they would pray for the individual's soul.

That's great. If their beliefs are right then I'll have more company in hell. Me obviously for my unbelief and them for not making the criteria of Luke 10: 25-37

 

[quatona]

Don´t get me wrong...I don´t have prejudices or something...I mean homosexuals are sort of humans, too...but when I get that close to a homosexual...who guarantees me that his homosexuality doesn´t bleed off on me?

 

[WarEagle]

If you came across a known homosexual that was unconcious, would you try CPR or call 911?

Having been a paramedic for several years, assuming I was by myself, I'd call 911 and then do CPR. If there were somebody else there, I'd tell him to breathe while I did compressions and maybe thrown in a good precordial thump or two.

 

[Shemjaza]

It's nice that no one seriously said: "Eww, I wouldn't want to get all their gay AIDSlings on me! Them not breathing is their own fault... at least they won't molest any more children now."

I'm often reminded how generally nice this forum is. Even the most angry of posters on CF only come off as shrill and neurotic rather then foaming and dangerous like some I've met online.

(And to be clear, it is my opinion that most of the people who I disagree with most on the Forum seem to be nice folks... just with different ideas about morality and science to me.)

 

[shmee]

To be honest, I'd be a bit hesitant to give mouth to mouth to anybody I just randomly came up to on the street, regardless of their sexuality or whatever. Their sexual orientation wouldn't matter, though. With universal precautions you always assume the person has HIV, HepC, etc. and go from there. Now, if I had a pocket mask it'd be another story. Fortunately, I work at a hospital so if something happened at work I'd have an ambu-bag readily available

But you do have to be careful around those homosexuals...the gay could rub off on you!