[at-l] CPR - WAS Need to know for work

[shane@theplacewithnoname.com (Shane Steinkamp)]

> It may sound stupid, but if I were going to be on an expedition
> to some very
> far off place with an older crowd of say ten or more people, an AED might
> not be a bad piece of equipment to have.  Now before I get a
> million emails,
> I don't think it's a good choice for the AT.  On cruise ships, and carried
> by first responders, these units have already saved many lives.

Which brings me to another point.  How many hikers know CPR?  Even in a
semi-wilderness like the AT, such skills are a good idea.

Shane