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Nechama Chaya ([personal profile] med_cat) wrote2010-01-26 05:51 pm
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LOL

Am sitting here laughing hysterically...thanks to [livejournal.com profile] endgegner07 for the link!  The website discusses history of CPR...

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3000 BC

Mayan hieroglyphics and Peruvian Incas performed resuscitation by rectal fumigation. One can only surmise that while not very successful this technique certainly kept anyone from faking a heart attack to get off work for the day.
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Source: www.texasonsitecpr.com/History.html

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[identity profile] wirral-bagpuss.livejournal.com 2010-01-26 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
YIKES !!!! I have a soft spot for the Mayan's because they were a very sophiscated civilisation for it's time, apart from ripping out hearts !!! But this is hillarious !!! :D

[identity profile] rabidsamfan.livejournal.com 2010-01-26 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Thing is, it must have worked *some* of the time, or they wouldn't have kept doing it.

[identity profile] ex-primaver.livejournal.com 2010-01-26 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
мда ужь

*задумалась о вечном*

[identity profile] sirius-nst.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
Rectal fumigation? Whoa boy.
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