Yes, you saw it here first -- it's a guy giving CPR... to a duck. We'll make this week's commentary in the form of questions:
1) When is CPR indicated on a duck? Assuming that the above referenced "resuscitation" was properly administered, it is indicated when a duck is awake, conscious, and in no obvious respiratory or cardiovascular distress.
2) How would one give a duck CPR? Well, by covering the duck's face with one's own mouth and administering rescue-breathing at a rate approximating a duck's normal respiratory rate. Which by this rescuer's example is approximately 5 breaths per minute. It is also recommended to periodically pet the duck between breaths.
3) Should chest (breast-meat?) compressions be administered as well? No.
4) Why not? ...
5) What types of personal protective measures are indicated for this procedure? It is absolutely essential that the rescuer wear gloves to prevent the transmission of infection during rescue breathing.
6) What about the fact that the rescuer's mouth is being applied directly to the duck's face? ...
7) Would you consider this guy a hero? Absolutely. And I would also like to point out that one of the Pandas over there looks like it's choking a little bit. Why don't you hop on in there and give it some help, big guy.
8) Well, what would YOU have done in this situation? Um, probably gone and ridden the Matterhorn or something?
9) You're an idiot. Granted, but not nearly as big an idiot as that guy in the video. And at least I don't have duck-mange on my lips.
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