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They had a seizure which I was able to deal with surprisingly because I've never had a deal with anything like that before. But then it got me thinking, what about CPR, could I do it correctly, would I be able to help somebody successfully? I've been looking at videos tonight on jewytube and it looks like the compressions have gone to 30 with two breaths, rinse repeat. But what I don't understand is I thought CPR was for if the heart stops not if there's irregular breathing? They just now check to see if the breathing is regular, if it's exasperated or clunky they say start CPR. I only thought you did it if there's no heartbeat? What say you first responders or EMT folks on here?

They had a seizure which I was able to deal with surprisingly because I've never had a deal with anything like that before. But then it got me thinking, what about CPR, could I do it correctly, would I be able to help somebody successfully? I've been looking at videos tonight on jewytube and it looks like the compressions have gone to 30 with two breaths, rinse repeat. But what I don't understand is I thought CPR was for if the heart stops not if there's irregular breathing? They just now check to see if the breathing is regular, if it's exasperated or clunky they say start CPR. I only thought you did it if there's no heartbeat? What say you first responders or EMT folks on here?

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Never attempt to restrain anyone who is having an active seizure, unless they are in immediate danger of hurting themselves, i.e. falling off a cliff.

Never put anything into a persons mouth if they are having are having a seizure.

Do not give CPR to anyone having a seizure.

Only give CPR to a person with no Airway, Breathing, or Cardiac evidence.

If they started CPR when they had breathing, or a heart beating, they are idiots. The point of CPR is to provide profusion to the blood until ALS arrives.

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Yeah the guy's wife was holding him and trying to hold his hands and I told her to let him go. He was bleeding everywhere, he'd cut his ear, but I thought he was bleeding out of his ear, I thought he had a brain injury or something. But then I realized that his eyes were dilated and he was foaming at the mouth and that's when I was like "oh he's having a seizure". I just rolled him over on his side, putting a firm pillow behind his back and I said to her don't touch him. He was on his bed. When I rolled him on his side he foamed like a cow does when they're about to eat something yummy. I was glad we got out the goo that was in his throat. I believe it was a oxygen depleted seizure. he's got sleep apnea really bad and they said that oxygen depletion can cause seizures. They being what I saw on jewTube. I was amazed to see them skip right over checking for a pulse and then going for the defibrillator and doing chest compressions after the shock. When I took CPR 30 years ago they made you make sure it was safe, check airways, swipe the mouth, and check the pulse. Because if he wasn't breathing you could breathe for him but they didn't want you to start pumping his chest because you could mess their hearts and ribs up, puncture a lung with a broken rib. I was surprised to see this changed.