It was heard of in the ’60s but apparenty was top secret. When I was working on America’s Camping Book (out of print now), I went to the Red Cross and asked how I could learn. They suddenly became enraged and asked, “What do you want to do, kill somebody?” I thought they were going to call the police. I ultimately learned from the local Army Reserves, which was a medical unitl.
rmbdot, it was “Don’t worry about it, I’m pre-law.” “I thought you were pre-med.” “Well, what’s the difference?” (Eric Stratton and Donald Shoenstein)
AshburnStadium & hippogriff, chest compressions for cardiac resuscitation were used in the medical community prior to 1950, and training was available to the public through the Red Cross and the BSA by 1967; since this strip is set in the early 1970s, that’s plenty of time for Red to at least have seen the technique portrayed on television and in movies.
comicgos over 13 years ago
Good thing he wasn’t around when I was kid!
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
So much for wanting to be a doctor.
rmbdot over 13 years ago
“Pre-Law? I thought he was pre-Med?”
“Same thing.”
pamlicorat over 13 years ago
All that for a wrenched knee.
Dee4theanimals over 13 years ago
Just seeing the drawing of that game brings back a lot of memories. I swear I heard the “buzz.”
hippogriff over 13 years ago
It was heard of in the ’60s but apparenty was top secret. When I was working on America’s Camping Book (out of print now), I went to the Red Cross and asked how I could learn. They suddenly became enraged and asked, “What do you want to do, kill somebody?” I thought they were going to call the police. I ultimately learned from the local Army Reserves, which was a medical unitl.
syke34 over 13 years ago
He’s jack of all trades and master of none.
kfaatz925 about 13 years ago
Chikuku, that’s just what I was thinking. :)
tedcoop about 13 years ago
rmbdot, it was “Don’t worry about it, I’m pre-law.” “I thought you were pre-med.” “Well, what’s the difference?” (Eric Stratton and Donald Shoenstein)
AshburnStadium & hippogriff, chest compressions for cardiac resuscitation were used in the medical community prior to 1950, and training was available to the public through the Red Cross and the BSA by 1967; since this strip is set in the early 1970s, that’s plenty of time for Red to at least have seen the technique portrayed on television and in movies.
Destiny23 about 13 years ago
Do those business cards come with the game?
Ulysses411 about 13 years ago
Perhaps Red learned CPR watching Emergency! - the popular paramedic and fire department show from the 70’s.
COWBOY7 about 13 years ago
Red can be very flexible when he needs to!