imlach

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4170789.stm

richiewong

Semi automatic defibs, anyone can use them
Takes about 5 mins training

Daz34

Great. So apart from a stack of bin bags outside my house on a Monday night/Tuesday morning I can now expect to find a few bodies piled up as well........

Jap2Scrap

Christ, whatever next? In essence it's a good idea to have someone who could respond quickly to such an emergency but wouldn't you think there were health issues with someone who'd been collecting garbage all morning attending the scene of a seriously ill person?

Not being flippant but wouldn't postmen/women, police officers or other delivery persons be a better option?

Ray

richiewong

In an emergency I would have anybody do something that could save my life then a load of people standing about doing nowt

Buzzer

Revived only to be struck down again with Salmonella (sp) poisoning as Mr. Binman drops pieces of 3 day old chicken carcass all over you.

Bet the girlies are getting all wet at the thought of Mr. Binman giving them mouth to mouth

SJ_Skyline

I guess if the binman f**ks up and kills you then they can always dispose of the body easily with the minimum fuss!

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Funny that, as the binmen saved my great aunty who had a stroke and collapsed in the doorway to her house

Peccant

you're gross lol

cw42

iTrader: (1)

I work with postman, and believe me, I wouldn't want any of the smelly buggers trying to revive me

chris.

Trashman

Orderly queue please ladies, mouth to mouth is also available as an option.

thundertiger

can just see me being "rushed" to hospital in a wheelie bin attached to the back end of bin-truck, sweeping the kerbs all the way to A&E at 5mph... lol.

BB

Brendan Hughes

Don't many attacks happen during the stress of Christmas and New Year when... erm....

logiclee

The more people out there who are trained in CPR and have defrib machines the better IMO.

Had a heart attack last April and have met many other people with heart disease. These machines are life savers if they are used in time.

Just have to be carefull that they are not used to displace true Paramedic teams.

Cheers
Lee