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Re:Driving an Ambulance in the Age of Narcan by FlyMoreRockets on Saturday September 07, 2019 @10:39PM (#20908261)
: The reason why they tell you to start chest compressions

is because it creates adequate air exchange to keep somebody alive until Narcan is administered.

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Re:Driving an Ambulance in the Age of Narcan by petschge on Sunday September 08, 2019 @12:02AM (#20908535)
Well yeah. Chest compressions produce enough air exchange even without rescue breath to keep the person alive for 5-10 minutes. If you have to do CPR longer than that outcomes are better with rescue breath. I hope you do have a mask or at least a face shield when you have to do that for a stranger...
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