Originally Posted By Donny Yesterday I was witness to a woman who collapsed at the magic Kingdom, during extremely crucial moments a cast member was there to preform CPR and the use of an AED.I can't express enough how impressed I was with this cast members professionalism in such a stressful time.If there is a simple lesson to learn from this is that a normal person can be called into service at any moment EVEN YOU.If you have the chance please learn CPR and how to use an AED.The life you save could be your own loved ones. <a href="http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/FindaCPRClass/Find-a-CPR-Class_UCM_303220_SubHomePage.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/...Page.jsp</a>
Originally Posted By KatieKate123 Hoping she is ok. I agree with you. I learned Cpr when I was 6 due to my mom being a emergency room nurse, (and yes I have had many different classes every time my mom goes to be retest I go along) anyways though I never had to use it, I know how to do it if there is ever a emergency.
Originally Posted By SuperDry When I had CPR training, the instructor was very matter-of-fact. He said that even if you don't care about your fellow man, and could care less about running into a collapsed stranger and being able to help, everyone should know CPR in case they're nearby when a loved one is in need of it. Interesting philosophy.
Originally Posted By alphabetmom I don't know how much CM get paid, but many people including preschool teachers who make minimum wage in WA state need to know how to do cpr/first aid. Many many people are underpaid, it is not exclusive to Disney.
Originally Posted By disneykid90 Helping save someone's life in this instance should nowhere near qualify them as underpaid. Good on the CM for acting promptly nonetheless. What about the people who run into fires to pull people out or climb into a totaled car during an extreme thunderstorm to save a life? The better part of people that do that on a daily basis do it for the good of society. They are volunteers and only require the feeling they get within themselves as compensation for the task at hand. The idea of losing the neighborly sense of helping other saddens me greater. I am making my point off of being in EPCOT when I was 14 when a lady collapsed. Having been through first aid and CPR courses (as well as my brothers and father) we assisted her with the profuse bleeding as a result of the fall until FA arrived. We didn't expect any sort of compensation or pay for doing the humane thing and helping another. Disney is one of the few parks that have AED's stocked in regular locations. I'm glad to see they are on top of their training and actions with them; most are not. Just goes to show you that Disney IS number one.
Originally Posted By Donny I would love for this topic to stay on the idea that people should learn CPR and how to use an AED if you want to start a tread on employee pay be my guest.
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara CPR is pretty simple these days. Unless there's some reason to believe that the airway is clogged, it's just 100 compressions to the chest per minute, and it's recommended that you do it to the beat of the Bee Gee's song "Stayin Alive."
Originally Posted By Donny Kinda true but as a Firefighter I can tell you that you need to learn what to look for when approaching a possible victim also you need to stop and re evaluate the situation to make sure compressions are necessary,you also need to make sure you have your hands in the right area and that you are going deep enough to make a difference.The class will help you understand it so if you are in that situation you will be comfortable in what you are doing.
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 I would also encourage everyone who hasn't taken a class in the past couple of years to retake one. As they have changed how to "Correctly" administer CPR.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Kevin Yee has a write up on this tragic event on Miceage. I hope that if anything ever happens to me like this there is someone like Donny around to help. On another note I've signed up for a CPR class next week.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Oh, here's the link to Kevin's story, which mentions Donny's efforts to revive the victim: <a href="http://miceage.micechat.com/kevinyee/ky041211a.htm" target="_blank">http://miceage.micechat.com/ke...211a.htm</a>
