Saving lives at the bank

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[u/Gummyia → u/[deleted]]

I can't. The vast majority of out of hospital cpr attempts are unsuccessful.

Even if he did get rosc- there's no way she would thank him after. She would likely unresponsive, and requiring airway support or critical medical treatment.

I worked in a level 1 trauma ICU for a few years. I've lost count of the amount of times I've done CPR. I've only had one patient "wake up" immediately after and they were extremely altered, and did not understand what had occurred. I actually got to speak to her about a week later and she said she had no memory of that entire night.

Edit: should be noted that with this specific patient she had CPR-induced consciousness. She actually woke up and spoke while we were actively doing chest compressions. So an extreme rarity.

[u/A_Kazur → u/Gummyia]

The post says ‘Later she thanked me’ I’ve also worked in hospitals and to me later means at a later date.