I agree to a degree with the above sentiments about resuscitation. On a young fit trauma patient you won't resucitate them through cpr, you need to correct the cause of their cardiac arrest, and for that you need a doctor or paramedic type person. On an older person unless you can defibrillate them quickly your chances of a successful out come are also limited. The military now doesn't teach CPR as part of basic first aid. they just teach basic airway opening procedures, if they don't work the guy is dead. things are different in europe where medical treatment is not too far away and it is worth trying to keep someone going until they get to a hospital, but out in the boonies you've got no chance.
be extremely careful what drugs you take. In some countries even remedies you can buy over the counter in the UK (such as codeine preperations) will get you jailed as a drug smuggler.
Andy
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