The government says it is because of science.
Science my arse.
It is because we don't have enough masks.
I've looked at its website today:
gov.uk/government/col…
Clear, concise, well-illustrated.
All of this is very important, because we need to get on and act now.
This is of course incorrect.
(And then punch you in the face, but we don't mind that!)
I mean, WTF?
Real CPR, the type I want to have done on me when the time comes, is major shoving!
One has an odds ratio near zero, and it quenches them.
So overall it is not statistically significant. (Albeit with an error bar that goes to 11)
The study that makes it safe to do CPR without a filter-mask.
So wait for it.
The study to end all studies.
The mother of all studies.
*The* definitive study. The Tran-meister's 27th Ref.
That is it.
But only by the same people who consider Donald Trump to be a Stable Genius.
i.e. unintelligent people.
So strictly speaking they are not lying.
However, I would very much prefer it if they said what they actually think, namely that Chest Compressions is Aerosol Generating.
I am only writing this as an individual, in my scientific capacity as adviser to my friends.
My Colleague @LCC_DrMalik said it very starkly this week to all trainees.
Even if the arrested patient is me."
This is a very small part of their work, but I do request they update their otherwise very well-thought out guidance.
Label chest compressions as aerosol-generating please!