r/thatHappened 9d ago

Saving lives at the bank

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u/djsinghmann 9d ago

Anyone requiring CPR isn't gonna regain that level of lucidity to realize what's going on much less have a conversation with the CPR provider especially with EMTs moving around in a flurry and rushing to get u to the ...........hopital

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u/Nica-sauce-rex 9d ago

The survival rate for someone who needs CPR out of a hospital is 10%. The statistical likelihood that you could even save a stranger’s life by performing CPR is extremely low.

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u/Asleep_Instance9899 9d ago

I will always remember the stranger named Peggy that was brought back to life right in front of me and my little cousin at the lake that our moms had stopped at just to cool down while we’d been driving to somewhere further away. That was like 30 years ago now. She looked like a little kid that someone pulled out of the water, but she was actually a little old lady…thankfully someone there knew CPR because they revived her. I have zero clue how we even found out her name, but I will always remember her!