Over the years I have had a few doctors tell me the same things. They first time I heard it I was in the Army on a training exercise and there had been a medical event by the roadside not far from us. It was a man in his late 50s who had a heart attack who was resuscitated by bystanders who took turns until the ambulance arrived, and he …
Over the years I have had a few doctors tell me the same things. They first time I heard it I was in the Army on a training exercise and there had been a medical event by the roadside not far from us. It was a man in his late 50s who had a heart attack who was resuscitated by bystanders who took turns until the ambulance arrived, and he died on his way to hospital. The Army Doctor with us gave a short laugh and said that CPR was only good for keeping bystanders busy until help comes. He explained that it is usually a futile endeavour that causes harm to the survivors of the procedure, and many people who try CPR with a poor outcome blame themselves. I never really understood until my Father and I performed CPR on Mum for over half an our, and the whole time I wanted to tell Dad just to let her go and she would be at peace. I would have loved to have spent that time with her just holding her hand and talking to her. It would have been nice because for the first time in many years the whole family were there, even the grandchildren.
Over the years I have had a few doctors tell me the same things. They first time I heard it I was in the Army on a training exercise and there had been a medical event by the roadside not far from us. It was a man in his late 50s who had a heart attack who was resuscitated by bystanders who took turns until the ambulance arrived, and he died on his way to hospital. The Army Doctor with us gave a short laugh and said that CPR was only good for keeping bystanders busy until help comes. He explained that it is usually a futile endeavour that causes harm to the survivors of the procedure, and many people who try CPR with a poor outcome blame themselves. I never really understood until my Father and I performed CPR on Mum for over half an our, and the whole time I wanted to tell Dad just to let her go and she would be at peace. I would have loved to have spent that time with her just holding her hand and talking to her. It would have been nice because for the first time in many years the whole family were there, even the grandchildren.