Wasn't trying to, just "originally" trying to maintain that it doesn't matter that Amy's CPR was inaccurate. I allowed myself to get drawn into digression and should've known better!

Sorry about about "He" I don't normally assume.

As for the rest, that is your opinion as the links you provided were far fom conclusive!

We were told not to worry it the ribs crack by our First Aid instructor. Should I print off you comments and report him for telling us this?

Ah good old Colin, I wouldn't be surprised if he hasn't sold the whole Universe to the Silence in order to start one of his mad schemes


Must admit for once, I'm a bit puzzled about this thread. It would never have occured to me to question this. It's like Flashdance and the welding scene, although this seems to be more about whether the BBC were irresponsible to show wrong CPR (actual the only criticism about the CPR was that it was too soon over, she should have carried on much longer).

Anyway, CPR should be left to the professionals, nobody is going to look at Doctor Who and think, oh well that's how you do it. I certainly wouldn't want to start brain surgery just because I've seen it on Casualty or Holby (don't watch either so this might not be right).

"Well m'lud I saw it on Holby City and thought I could get rid of my wife's aneurysm meself. It's all their fault really"

Blimey. all I was arguing was that the comment saying unless you crack the ribs you are not doing it properly was a myth and that your comment that it was "very easy" to crack ribs doing CPR was not correct.

Not once have I said it doesn't happen! I just said it wasn't as common as some would lead you to believe, it is most in older people and also where people doing the CPR are very heavy.

I also said that in my experience it has never happend, you then tried to tell me I was wrong How do you know what my experience was.

I have not once told you you were wrong in that it doesn't happen, just not easily.

What I didn't go on to do was tell you about what my experience was because that was not the point.

Anyway, we have both hijacked this thread enough, lets draw a line now please

That would fit in with my theory of Colin being the Big Bad, and also would explain that PG episode where he kept walking around in a rubbery alien suit and it was never explained why.

Let's hope that anyone actually performing CPR like Amy would be yanked away quickly by someone who knew how to do it.

Fair enough, I'm happy enough to leave this argument be.

I always knew Moffat was a genius, but this takes some serious committment and long time planning




Well if it comes to CPR or no CPR, then I would always go for CPR (regardless of how bad). Anyway, I wanted to see more of Rory's naked body, so I wasn't really watching the CPR

At least she did not boil beans at the same time as performing the CPR.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...PrettyReliable

This scene gets a mention halfway down.

All this thread proves is people will forever pick holes in Doctor Who, no matter the fact it's supposed to be a family sci fi show and may sacrifice some 'accuracies' for the sake of the story. I think they were possibly more worried about Karen cutting another actor in half than teaching her CPR for a scene that relied on her emotional connection with Rory rather than her medical attributes.

I've read this. And lost all hope in humanity.

Apart from sensible ppl like Lach etc who try and get it through your skulls that ITS A FICTIONAL KIDS TV PROGRAM.

so we should rely on a fantasy show like Dr Who to teach kids CPR now??!! Come on, how absurd. Unless a kid just happened to need to use CPR within an hour or so of watching the episode (quite unlikely!) they wouldn't remember even if it was 100% accurately detailed. SOME PEOPLE DRIVE ME MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blimey.....3 pages really........bugger knows what will happen when Rory breaks a fingernail in the next episode....10 pages of "how the nail file would never have fixed that"

Maybe Rory really *did* need a bunch of air pumped into his stomach...

Although to be honest, I was more annoyed by the pointless scene than the incorrect CPR. There was no drama in it, since everyone watching has seen this exact scene a billion times before, right down to the "patient magically resuscitates himself after CPR-giver gives up". The only thing it was missing was some chest punching and someone shouting "live, damn you, live!"

That's DS for you.

My nurse of a mum was screaming at the TV how wrong she was doing it and how it should be 30 compressions in a row not 5. It was quite funny. The not pinching the nose thing was quite bizzare, even if your just copying what you've seen on TV you know you have to pinch the nose somewhere along the line (that goes for both Karen and Amy).

Of course it's more the fact that Amy still managed to bring Rory around while doing it so wrong, rather than Amy actually getting it wrong on her first go is what I imagine is annoying some people. Rory should be dead. But you know it's a Sci-fi drama show, nothing to get too upset about really is it.

I disagree.

It should have been an emery board.

How could they let a mistake like that get to air?

Unfortunately it got a bit side tracked!

I think most of the "on topic" remarks where pretty much on the same line though ie It's not real?!?!?

I am just sorry that someone reminded us of the boiling of the beans. Can the woman get nothing right? No wonder her "making a cake" thing was plausible only in Rory's dream.

What is your stance on Amy wielding a cutlass in a confined space full of trip hazards and slippery surfaces and other people?

Is this not an irresponsible production decision? Shouldn't Amy have been seen to be given proper training in the safe use of bladed weapons in a combat environment? There is clearly a danger that a child might pick up a sword or cutlass and cause injury to themselves or someone else through incorrect usage because they saw Amy do it on Doctor Who.

It's disgraceful!

The two things are not comparable.

One is something that anyone with the slightest intelligence knows is dangerous and would be unlikely to suddenly undertake in an extremely stressful situation.

CPR, on the other hand is something that anyone might need to do and if they do it will be under extreme stress.

Having said that, it's unlikely that someone doing it Amy's way would worsen the situation.

What the BBC should have done was broadcast some information after the programme on how to get proper training. (As they should after any programme showing someone administering potentially life saving first aid.) They make such PSA's when other programme occurrences warrant it.

You have to be ******* kidding me. Make a pubic service announcement about how to do CPR?

People are absolutely ridiculous. IT'S A TV SHOW! GET A LIFE!!!

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