Originally Posted by
eidah
You do not need rubber gloves or the mouth valve for mouth to mouth it is advisable but not essential. How many of you have been to a night club and kissed a total stranger.
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Errh, come on... the difference here is lust in a nightclub and a desperate medical situation - you DO need protection.
Many people on suffering a heart attack vomit - and the very action of chest compressions itself increases even more.
With the dry air in the cabin, the crews lips could have small cracks in allowing any infection to cross-over...
Who is to say whether anyone you are working on, is not suffering from pneumonia,meningitis,herpes,hiv,tuberculosis etc or a hepatitis carrier - most of these can be deadly....
There is no question that proper protection MUST be provided and that MUST be used and properly trained in the use thereof...