Asklemmy

Eh! This thread just reminded me of something I've been meaning to buy, but only ever think about buying when I'm at work or something and not able to get online to make the purchase:

https://www.redcross.org/store/cpr-keychain-with-face-shield-and-gloves/ARC-CPR-03.html?cgid=cpr-masks-and-face-shields

Key-chain pouch with a CPR face barrier that has a one-way valve.

I've never had to give CPR outside of a hospital environment, but there it's much more controlled w/ supplies readily available like a resuscitation bag that you just slap onto the patient's face and squeeze to give breaths. I know how to do the field version without any supplies, but when you give breaths in that scenario, YOU are the resuscitation bag, and it'd be nice to be prepared to give rescue breaths without needing to worry about shit like picking up herpes off some dying stranger's face.

Also CPR is NOT hard to do or learn, so if I've piqued your interest and you're not already familiar with it, plug your city in here (https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class) and set it to CPR and see what's in your area. Price varies a lot, but expect $30-$100 (WHY ISN'T THIS FREE/SUBSIDIZED?!). Learn some shit, get that cert, save a life. Make sure the class you sign up for good for first-timers and not a refresher course; and I STRONGLY recommend doing in person vs online so you can practice on a dummy with an instructor present to let you know if you're fucking something up.

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