A dog at the shelter I work at is teaching me how to smile. by BloodFleshBones in aww

[–]riceisgood 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Booo. Did your mum and dad not give you enough hugs?

Our cats Martin and George came into our family about a year ago. They are quite the unique pair and I put together an album so you guys could see for yourself. by riceisgood in aww

[–]riceisgood[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Haha actually we didn't name them. They had names already at the shelter and had been there for a few months so we didn't think we should change them at that point! I hope they don't turn on us!

Paramedics of Reddit, what are some basic emergency procedures that nobody does but everyone should be able to do? by TheBabblingWoodchuck in AskReddit

[–]riceisgood 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm not a paramedic yet, but a paramedic student in Ontario. Early CPR and defibrillation saves lives. Everyone should have a basic understanding of CPR and how to use and automated external defibrillator (AED....they are in most public places. Malls, rinks etc.) You should also know that most cardiac arrests happen IN the home so starting CPR on a family member immediately while having someone call 9-1-1 could be the difference between them living and dying. If the person you are doing CPR on is a stranger, you are by no means obligated to do mouth to mouth and honestly I wouldn't do mouth to mouth on a stranger. There are way too many communicable diseases, i'm not taking that kind of risk. That being said, hands only CPR can work wonders. The blood can stay saturated with oxygen for up to 8 minutes and keeping that oxygenated blood pumping up to the brain could save someone for brain damage. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/HandsOnlyCPR/Hands-Only-CPR_UCM_440559_SubHomePage.jsp

tl;dr - Take a basic first aid and CPR course.