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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jason Freeland" data-source="post: 4342667" data-attributes="member: 45827"><p>Yeah, that is why I wanted the CPR masks as they have a one way valve that prevents anything from coming into your mouth/lungs from the victim.  I'm more likely to need it for a kid than adult, based on the causes of arrest, in those demographics.  Most kids arrests are caused by respiratory issues, like drowning or choking.  They need the ventilation, most adult arrests are caused by cardiac events.  Adults need compressions far more than they need the ventilation and every time you stop doing compressions, it can take 10-15 seconds before you achieve a perfusing blood pressure again.  If I was really serious I'd look into an AED for my car<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😁" title="😁" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png" />.  I consider that a bit much though.</p></blockquote><p></p>