• A 63-year-old man died on a Lufthansa flight on Thursday, according to Swiss-German outlet Blick.
  • Witnesses told the outlet the man had blood gushing from his nose and mouth.
  • The witnesses said passengers were screaming at the sight.
  • Fondots@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    CPR alone usually wont bring someone back, but what it does is buy time for them to get more advanced treatment that might.

    There’s some exceptions, things like asphyxia and drowning have a pretty decent chance of bringing the person back if it’s done properly and promptly. In things like opioid overdoses it can buy you a couple critical minutes for cops or the ambulance to get there and shoot some narcan up their nose and then they’re back on their feet in no time flat.

    • medgremlin@midwest.social
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      9 months ago

      Fun fact: you can get narcan to carry as a first aid measure from almost any pharmacy, and many local health departments host narcan trainings and give it out for free. Giving someone narcan when they don’t need it won’t do anything at all, so the worst you’re doing is nothing, and the best case scenario, you can save a life.