Guest guest Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Why do mouth to mouth on anyone? Compression only CPR is the way to go. http://handsonlycpr.org/ Jim< Mouth to Mouth on Chemo Patients Can someone point me to some literature regarding what, if any, hazards arise from performing mouth-to-mouth/CPR on a chemo patient. Question popped up in a CPR class of mine concerning the students sick mother. -Mark ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Is this part of AHA Guidelines 2010? Sent from my iPhone On Jul 14, 2011, at 23:14, " " jimmnn@...jimmnn@...>> wrote: Why do mouth to mouth on anyone? Compression only CPR is the way to go. http://handsonlycpr.org/http://handsonlycpr.org/ Jim< Mouth to Mouth on Chemo Patients Can someone point me to some literature regarding what, if any, hazards arise from performing mouth-to-mouth/CPR on a chemo patient. Question popped up in a CPR class of mine concerning the students sick mother. -Mark ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 don't know of any literature right off hand, but the use of a simple face shield should protect the rescuer. as with most situations, it's the victim that is at more risk from infection.... ck In a message dated 07/14/11 22:36:20 Central Daylight Time, marksastre@... writes: Can someone point me to some literature regarding what, if any, hazards arise from performing mouth-to-mouth/CPR on a chemo patient. Question popped up in a CPR class of mine concerning the students sick mother. -Mark ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 don't know of any literature right off hand, but the use of a simple face shield should protect the rescuer. as with most situations, it's the victim that is at more risk from infection.... ck In a message dated 07/14/11 22:36:20 Central Daylight Time, marksastre@... writes: Can someone point me to some literature regarding what, if any, hazards arise from performing mouth-to-mouth/CPR on a chemo patient. Question popped up in a CPR class of mine concerning the students sick mother. -Mark ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 don't know of any literature right off hand, but the use of a simple face shield should protect the rescuer. as with most situations, it's the victim that is at more risk from infection.... ck In a message dated 07/14/11 22:36:20 Central Daylight Time, marksastre@... writes: Can someone point me to some literature regarding what, if any, hazards arise from performing mouth-to-mouth/CPR on a chemo patient. Question popped up in a CPR class of mine concerning the students sick mother. -Mark ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Um, same hazards as doing mouth-to-mouth on anyone else, I'd guess. > > Can someone point me to some literature regarding what, if any, > hazards arise from performing mouth-to-mouth/CPR on a chemo patient. > Question popped up in a CPR class of mine concerning the students sick > mother. > -Mark > > -- Grayson, CCEMT-P www.kellygrayson.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Um, same hazards as doing mouth-to-mouth on anyone else, I'd guess. > > Can someone point me to some literature regarding what, if any, > hazards arise from performing mouth-to-mouth/CPR on a chemo patient. > Question popped up in a CPR class of mine concerning the students sick > mother. > -Mark > > -- Grayson, CCEMT-P www.kellygrayson.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Um, same hazards as doing mouth-to-mouth on anyone else, I'd guess. > > Can someone point me to some literature regarding what, if any, > hazards arise from performing mouth-to-mouth/CPR on a chemo patient. > Question popped up in a CPR class of mine concerning the students sick > mother. > -Mark > > -- Grayson, CCEMT-P www.kellygrayson.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Same hazards for the guy doing the VCR, increased risk of infection for the person RECEIVING the VCR should they survive and assuming that the cancer treatment includes chemo. Suppressed immune system blah blah, guy doing the PCR has a cold.......  Hatfield " The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make facts live. " - Oliver Wendell Holmes ________________________________ To: texasems-l Sent: Fri, July 15, 2011 1:28:39 AM Subject: Re: Mouth to Mouth on Chemo Patients  Um, same hazards as doing mouth-to-mouth on anyone else, I'd guess. > > Can someone point me to some literature regarding what, if any, > hazards arise from performing mouth-to-mouth/CPR on a chemo patient. > Question popped up in a CPR class of mine concerning the students sick > mother. > -Mark > > -- Grayson, CCEMT-P www.kellygrayson.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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