The truth about resuscitating drowned surfers

Andrew Schmidt, director of Lifeguards Without Borders, has issued a simple response to the treatment of Maya Gabeira, during her near-fatal accident in the big surf. On the 27th October, 2013, Carlos Burle saved Maya Gabeira’s life, at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal. He took her out of the water and started cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). […]

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Andrew Schmidt, director of Lifeguards Without Borders, has issued a simple response to the treatment of Maya Gabeira, during her near-fatal accident in the big surf. On the 27th October, 2013, Carlos Burle saved Maya Gabeira’s life, at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal. He took her out of the water and started cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). When an adult is suffering an heart attack, he is having a cardiac problem. Blood has stopped pumping around the body. Heart compressions are applied to “restart” the blood flow.

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The truth about resuscitating drowned surfers

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