Thin Red Line CPR

10/22/2025

The new 2025 ECC Guidelines were officially published today. I highly recommend reading through the Highlights document — it’s a great summary of what’s new.
I don’t see any major or monumental changes to the BLS or Heartsaver curriculum, but a few key takeaways I think are worth noting:
✅ Single Chain of Survival now applies to both in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
✅ 5 back slaps + 5 abdominal thrusts for all responsive choking (FBAO) victims
✅ Increased emphasis on naloxone access and use
✅ One-handed compressions or encircling thumbs for infants (instead of two fingers)
✅ Displacement of the bra instead of full removal when using an AED
✅ No CPR technique changes for obese patients
✅ Reinforcement that mechanical CPR devices are not routinely recommended
✅ For lay rescuers: updated dispatcher guidance — Hands-Only CPR for adults, breaths included for children.
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10/20/2025

Student Question: When doing mouth to mouth, are we hurting the patient with our exhaled CO2?

No. When talking oxygen percentages, ambient air has about 21% oxygen (O2). Our body uses a small amount of the O2 and we exhale about 13-17% O2. Our breath is still providing O2 for the patient.

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10/18/2025

Tricorps Security hired me to train their new hires. The company and their client have high expectations for their massive business undertaking.

10/07/2025

Great job young lady! She didn't even hesitate.

650.3K likes, 15.1K comments. “All kids make bad decisions eventually, like Logan choosing to jump on the trampoline with a warhead in his mouth. I’m just so thankful for Leah staying calm and having the courage to take action to help her brother. So proud of her!! ❤️❤️ and yes, she’s ...

09/27/2025

Awesome job!

09/23/2025

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53K likes, 439 comments. “A man went into cardiac arrest at a comedy show and the audience became heroes. They jumped in with CPR until paramedics arrived and he survived. Quick action saves lives. Learning CPR is important. Statistics were taken from the American Heart Association. Have you ever ...

09/19/2025

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09/05/2025

This morning we we out to Mainstream Habilitation Services in Azle for a one on one class with a staff member.

We turned one of the offices into a classroom and got it knocked out.

They asked if they could use us again in the spring when all 17 staff members CPR expire... ABSOLUTELY!

09/01/2025

With tourniquets, correct placement is important. We want to be ABOVE the wound so it stops life-threatening bleeding. This wound would still be bleeding. It's also up too high on the arm to place a tourniquet. We don't place them on joints like the shoulder, elbow, knee or hip. We can get pretty close to them, but her wound is up too high. We are going to do packing and pressure until help arrives.