[VRWCmember]

Vega's eyes were open and moving, and he was gasping for air as she put her lips to his and breathed.

If a person's eyes are open and moving and he is gasping for air then their is no reason to try to administer CPR. You might try to see if you can clear the airway if he is gasping, but if he is gasping for air then there is clearly no reason to attempt nor benefit of assisted breathing or chest compressions.

[Fawn]

Good thing you’re a Dr. Most people don’t and won’t know that — when faced in the same situation...and stating so as you just did...won’t stop someone from trying to save them. Seems like a natural instictive thing to do.

[Old Professer]

“I called 911 as I was walking up to him, and they walked me through the first steps of CPR and chest compressions,” Lee said.

Early in the story.

[Ditter]

A few years ago I took the CPR class but I knew in my heart that I would not be able to put my mouth on the mouth of a complete stranger who was in distress. I took the class to be able to help my family and friends. I am sure there are those out there who are judging me for that but I just know I couldn’t do it.

[Osage Orange]

There is a thing called “effective breathing”....just because the victim was gasping...doesn’t mean he was ventilating properly.

[tioga]

I am an EMT and I would NEVER give mouth to mouth assistance to a stranger. I might use my mask that I carry on my keychain, but if I didn’t have that I wouldn’t be starting that. Proper positioning of the patient’s head would be appropriate to open the airway. After that, I would wait for the proper equipment. In this case suctioning would seem appropriate. A BVM would be used with O2 if needed after the first two steps. In any case, none of that will help with the injuries - a trauma patient needs “bright lights and cold steel”.