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When training scenarios fail to match emergency realities

The CPR dummy in class did not prepare me for how heavy and awkward a real person would be and I almost dropped him.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The sanitized conditions of emergency education cannot fully replicate the physical and emotional chaos of actual crisis situations.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Emergency and first aid — evidence-based?”

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