http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/ Engadget Comments for LED flashlight talks you through basic CPR http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/
what does this do?]]>Jun 8th 2008 7:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/]]>Jun 9th 2008 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/
Wouldn't your first instinct be just to help the person?

Who is going to think "hmm, that person needs CPR, better grab my nifty LED flashlight"]]>Jun 8th 2008 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/
pssh]]>Jun 8th 2008 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Of course having some doofuses pressing your heart when you are unable to tell them you just fainted or are having an epileptic fit or something is a bit of a minus perhaps.


]]>Jun 9th 2008 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/
While CPR protocols do change (the Red Cross is not the only organization that has a CPR protocol - ILCOR, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation also maintains a protocol), changes are minor and relatively infrequent. I have had Red Cross certification as well as Ellis & Associates (another organization that deals with lifeguard protocol) and changes are not on the actual methodology but instead on nuances to increase effectiveness - for instance, a recent change with the Red Cross involved when the primary rescuer calls for a position change during two-rescuer CPR, which is something that if you're in a scenario where you would use this is completely irrelevant.

Finally, not checking for a pulse has nothing to do with a heart attack. You will not give someone a heart attack by checking their pulse, and if they have no pulse in the first place you'd be hard pressed to give them a heart attack. CPR for professional rescuers (using the Red Cross' cert) still calls for checking the victim's pulse. This is not emphasized in non-professional certification because there is a considerable risk that a layperson will not be able to correctly check a pulse, or even mistakenly think that there is one.

Personally, given the effectiveness of CPR to save someone without defibrillation is about 4%, I think this is rather useless, but if it's the best you can do, why not.]]>Jun 8th 2008 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Better to have a person accidentally die because no expert was present than having a person with a healthy heart being messed up leaving the person who gave the CPR with guilt and a lawsuit on his/her ass.
Seems to me checking is a #1 priority.


]]>Jun 9th 2008 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.intelligentfirstaid.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/2

It also talked you though other first-aid...err... uses.

Yes, knowing what your doing is best, but this is better then having someone pause to try to read instructions off a card. Anyway, a good emergency kit should have a flashlight anyway.]]>Jun 8th 2008 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 8th 2008 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 18th 2008 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/08/led-flashlight-talks-you-through-basic-cpr/Jun 9th 2008 3:29AM