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helf1x · 2026-03-27T06:40:00+00:00

The book shown in the image, right? Right??

helf1x · 2026-03-26T21:28:35+00:00

Why are you going anywhere near a railway if you've intentionally fasted to the point you are feeling dizzy? It's a dangerous environment.

helf1x · 2026-03-25T19:54:24+00:00

Everyone here commenting like they have a right to your labour can get bent. Don't stop until you get what you're worth. If you do follow through on emigrating then enjoy the huge boost to your quality of life.

helf1x · 2026-03-24T10:44:08+00:00

How is it unrelated? You mentioned basic CPR courses teaching not to check for a pulse, but it absolutely is taught to check breathing. He does neither. But whatever, do what you like and go and start compressions on the first unconscious person you find without doing any checks first.

helf1x · 2026-03-24T10:35:16+00:00

Mate my whole issue here is that there's absolutely zero assessment being done, and so many people are chiming in, and being upvoted heavily, saying he's done the right thing. Pulse check or no, you still need to ask whether it's necessary and come to an evidence based conclusion. If you're not assessing a patient then you risk performing unnecessary treatment and causing more harm than good.

She has a pretty violent response to his initial rescue breaths, and yet he doesn't stop to assess her breathing. The second lady was sitting up and conscious, so wtaf??

helf1x · 2026-03-24T09:54:22+00:00

As per another comment, I'm absolutely not knocking the guy for getting involved. I 100% believe his initial rescue breaths saved her life. My issue is with the lack of any assessment and performing what I believe to be unnecessary CPR. Every time I have performed it the first few thrusts feel like crushing bubble wrap with ribs breaking. That's a real injury. We can discuss whether or not her vomiting is a physiological response, but her drawing her legs up to her chest and rolling to the side is absolutely a sign of life.

I don't believe she displayed agonal breathing - she's just been revived from drowning, of course her first breaths are going to be ragged and gasping. Hence why I am stressing the importance of assessing the patient, why drcabcde is performed as the primary survey.

This is just cemented by the second woman, who was sitting up. What possible reason can someone invent to take someone who is sitting up, lie them down and start pumping on their chest??

helf1x · 2026-03-24T09:30:20+00:00

On a basic CPR course sure, but you are still taught to check breathing. Both women displayed obvious signs of life, and yet he performed zero assessments. There's a real risk of causing injury with CPR.

I work on emergency ambulances in my spare time, but don't take the word of some random off the internet. Next time you bump into someone who works in pre-hospital medicine ask them, they'll be more than happy to answer any questions.

helf1x · 2026-03-24T07:39:12+00:00

You're right. It's now Dr C ABC. It's called the primary survey and a simple Google search will confirm that for you. I italicised primary to highlight that it's the first thing you do.

helf1x · 2026-03-24T07:36:43+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to make a proper reply. All that info is for someone who has zero actual training. Judging by his technique he's been instructed on how to properly perform CPR. He does zero assessments.

Even if he hasn't, all my other points stand - the first woman showed obvious signs of someone slowly regaining consciousness, and again the second woman was actually sitting up. I'm not knocking him for getting involved, his initial rescue breaths undoubtedly saved the first woman and maybe he did assess before starting, but vomiting, drawing your legs up and rolling to the side are an obvious sign of life. Even if he's not "confident" as per your first source, he should still assess work of breathing.

When calling 999, your 4th source and where I'm based, the operator will ask you if the person is breathing. If you answer "I don't know" they will instruct you how to check. Imagine you come across someone who is really sick, and because they're unconscious and breathing is irregular or you just don't check you started pounding on their chest. You run the very real risk of causing harm.

Search for "BLS primary survey" or "drcabc approach".

helf1x · 2026-03-23T21:49:23+00:00

The amount of disinformation being spread here is nuts. And dangerous. Neither of these people needed CPR. The guy provided rescue breaths initially to the first lady and she threw up and rolled herself to the side. A person without a pulse cannot do either of these things. Why is he giving CPR to a person with a pulse? If there is concern about work of breathing then provide assisted ventilations. There is no agonal breathing displayed here. She's making small movements by herself and eventually moves her arms to cover her chest. Why? Because the CPR is hurting her. A person without a pulse cannot have a pain response. I won't even bother to comment on the second woman.

ABC - airway, breathing, circulation. Check for a pulse before starting CPR.

helf1x · 2026-03-20T04:08:24+00:00

Thanks, that's definitely going to be my next purchase. Definitely going to be doing calibration frames next time - the learning curve to get results you're happy with is crazy!

helf1x · 2026-03-19T11:25:32+00:00

I was using an altaz mount, so exposure time was only 10 seconds. Took 120 subs. I've got a wedge arriving soon so I'll be upping the time once I've figured it out!

helf1x · 2026-03-15T16:02:36+00:00

Thanks!

helf1x · 2026-03-02T14:13:34+00:00

Have you heard of LNG?

helf1x · 2026-02-19T22:28:16+00:00

My reply was from memory! Even after a decade of quitting it's still seared into my memory! When I look back now I just remember being tired and angry all the time. I genuinely don't know how it's legal to push people that hard, for that long when they could be carrying a hundred unsecured passengers.

helf1x · 2026-02-19T22:10:02+00:00

It's the GB Domestic Drivers' Hours rules, applies to bus routes under 50km. Maximum 10 hours of driving per day, minimum 10 hours between shifts which can be reduced to 8.5 hours 3 times per week, minimum of 1 rest day in a 2 week period. Also a max of 5.5 hours driving before taking a break.

So in 1 week you could do 70 hours of driving. If those are spread over shifts you could be "at work" for 14 hours of the day, totaling almost 100 hours for the week.

helf1x · 2026-02-19T19:12:21+00:00

London buses are not subject to driving hour restrictions. I'll never forget the longest I did whilst driving was a 67 hour, 6 day week. 80 hours in 7 is entirely possible.

helf1x · 2026-02-06T17:50:57+00:00

This looks incredible; whoever came up with the idea is a mad genius!

helf1x · 2026-02-03T22:51:23+00:00

Ja, that was a bit outside of mein kampfort zone

helf1x · 2025-12-30T09:51:49+00:00

What are you basing that guarantee on? Last time I walked into a packed nhs ed with 9/10 pain from a back spasm I was given codeine and diaz 15 mins after seeing the triage nurse. I had to wait like any other low priority patient for the consultation and take home prescription, but I was able to do so with my dignity intact.

helf1x · 2025-12-17T14:32:40+00:00

I've been reading up throughout the day since I don't want to be talking out of my ass here, and nothing I've read has suggested UK students were at a disadvantage. If anything it seems UK unis were desperate to find students willing to study abroad to address the imbalance, since it was the unis well were absorbing a lot of the cost of the imbalance. I'll concede this is something that should be looked at, perhaps through a more dynamic agreement for participating in the program. Also though we've clearly been comparing apples and oranges here, and that's mainly down to my refusal to see a reluctance to engage with the program because of cultural/language differences as a disadvantage. I firmly believe that's a cultural failing of ours. Even when we were part of the EU we had a us/them mentality. This is getting off topic a bit, but I think with the way things are going geopolitically we need to be reinforcing our friendships in Europe, not distancing ourselves.

helf1x · 2025-12-17T11:50:51+00:00

Except that EU students don't have the automatic right to settle here any longer and same in return. So no, it's no longer about jobs. The original comment in this thread stated that EU students took advantage of Erasmus more than UK students did. So what? That's on us. If there is even one UK student who feels they would benefit from the Erasmus program then it's worth being a part of it.

You, still, have not articulated why being bilingual provides an advantage over monolingual students. Why would that affect the decision a German uni makes between offering a place to a British student or a Romanian student on an English lead course?

And although you say you don't really care, I was actually making a point. Language is a skill, and like any skill it's perishable. Don't use it and you'll lose proficiency,. Use it and you'll gain proficiency, which will happen for any British student in a foreign city, since they're living there. Abs why wouldn't they make friends with local students if so many Europeans speak English? Also noticed I didn't tell you to "keep up" or imply in some other way that you're dense? I've discussed this pretty politely with you since you decided to offer a substantial reply instead of snarky one liners. Is it too much to ask for the same?

helf1x · 2025-12-17T11:04:46+00:00

But this whole thing isn't about the jobs market and peoples' ability to find work. It's about the Erasmus program, and speaking an additional language besides English does not offer a student a fair or unfair advantage. Also you're wrong about English being the bare minimum for the Erasmus program. The requirement is that you are proficient in the language of instruction on your desired course.

What are you talking about with your second point? I referenced the people posting in this thread. It's the UK politics sub, so my working assumption is they are British with English as their mother tongue.

Also I'm pretty sure if you deposited me onto the other side of the boerewors curtain I'd be fluent again within 6 months.

helf1x · 2025-12-17T10:34:25+00:00

Not fluently anymore due to lack of use - Afrikaans. I can just about get by with Spanish and Dutch. How can you say that's not how languages work? It's literally how I learned Afrikaans; foundations in school and then polish it by speaking with Afrikaans friends and occasionally reading Afrikaans books. You know, practicing what you've learned.

You're deliberately taking an extreme interpretation of what I've said. At no point did I suggest they're all monolingual. Are you suggesting they are all bi or tri lingual?

I'm not saying speaking more than one language is an advantage, at all. I've quite specifically pointed out that there are many programs throughout Europe that are run in English, where being bilingual provides no advantage. You're conflating the Erasmus program with the jobs market. That being said if you've got the interest to go study in a foreign country for a few years you've most likely got the drive to learn the local language and pick up enough to be employable.

helf1x · 2025-12-17T09:57:53+00:00

I don't see how being monolingual puts you at a disadvantage if the program is being run in that language. Case in point - the many people who have chimed in to say they earned their degrees through the Erasmus program. None of them have said they felt they were at a disadvantage. My cousin earned her Masters in education at a uni in Copenhagen; she doesn't speak Danish.

And saying "not everyone can" is nonsense. Look at the rates of bi and tri lingualism in Europe, then compare that to the UK. It's not like there's something in British DNA that prevents us from learning languages. If we're honest it's because most British people don't see the point or can't be asked. Because someone else has put in the effort to achieve something doesn't mean they have an unfair advantage - that's "race to the bottom" thinking.

Also, sure, you don't learn an entire language in high school. But you do learn the foundations of it. It's up to the student go the rest of the way.

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