[News] R.I.P Michael Jackson died today

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Well, I just heard the 911 call where the person calling says that the personal doctor is with Michael and that Michael isn't responding to CPR, but he also says that Michael is on the bed......Ok what kind of crappy assed doctor is that? In order for CPR to be most effective, it can't be done on a soft surface.

Maybe Michael liked sleeping on a hard bed? (I doubt it though lol but who knows..)...the doctor could also have placed a hard board under Michael's body. It's hard to judge and draw conclusions without looking at it.

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

Maybe Michael liked sleeping on a hard bed? (I doubt it though lol but who knows..)...the doctor could also have placed a hard board under Michael's body. It's hard to judge and draw conclusions without looking at it.

Wouldn't it just be faster to put him on the floor though?

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Wouldn't it just be faster to put him on the floor though?

I believe it's better for the doctor to do the CPR while standing up. It's an extremely tiring/exhausting maneuver that requires you to position correctly and I have a feeling it gets harder if you are kneeling on the floor (could be wrong though). I've heard from doctors who did on the ER floor (though I didn'tget to ask them if it was the same thing, easier or harder), but that's because the ER was already full of patients and there were no more beds. I've never done CPR on the floor though so I can't really tell personally if it's harder/more uncomfortable though.

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

I believe it's better for the doctor to do the CPR while standing up. It's an extremely tiring/exhausting maneuver that requires you to position correctly and I have a feeling it gets harder if you are kneeling on the floor (could be wrong though). I've heard from doctors who did on the ER floor (though I didn'tget to ask them if it was the same thing, easier or harder), but that's because the ER was already full of patients and there were no more beds. I've never done CPR on the floor though so I can't really tell personally if it's harder/more uncomfortable though.

Well, of course neither of us were there so there could have been any number of variations. Standing probably is easier, but only makes sense if the person is lying on something hard. It just seems very odd to me that in the 911 call he says the doctor is trying to revive him on the bed - I mean the first rule of CPR basically is to make sure the person is lying on something hard. Bottom line though, what happened, happened.