You've been trained in first and you see a hobo collapse, do you give him mouth to mouth?

Answer 1

Act first ask question after wards, once helped a Tramp (hobo) in the West End of London who was incoherent and fell In to the road. No CPR was needed only humane reaction to get him away from danger. Others walk by showing no interest, the man was barefoot and clothes in rags except for a Paras Red Beret in his inside pocket.

Turns out he was an Ex Paratrooper Veteran from the Falklands war, forgotten by his country he served, walking the Streets in a form of Post-traumatic stress. interestingly one of the Police officers who arrived was also a Vet and contacted the Regiment who took over care of the Man.

Do not judge the hobos or tramps, as they all have histories, do not let them fall out of the system.

Answer 2

If the hobo does need rescue breathing I would never give mouth to mouth to anyone (with a few exceptions). That is the reason I carry a face shield with me everywhere I go. The answer is to call 911. The collapse could be caused by hundreds of different problems. He may not even need rescue breathing or CPR, he may have just fainted, or be drunk.

Answer 3

What the difference, anyone could have a disease or illness you don't know. Why are you singling out Hobos? If you are trained well you should know that you should always use a Barrier. And to answer your Question, Yes!

Answer 4

Only if you are trained in Emergency First Aid and are carrying an appropriate barrier device (that should be used in the event of resuscitation on all patients regardless of their outward appearance!)

If the real question is - should I make lip contact with a filthy, stinking person who may be diseased, in order to save their life - well that's between you and your God.

Answer 5

If he merely collapses he will not need mouth to mouth ,unless he stops breathing . If you are trained in life-saving , hopefully you might have a device to keep contagious disease from making contact with you .

Answer 6

Nope, now you have rescue masks that they give to you after you become certified in CPR, but if you didn't have that you may have no choice but to use mouth to mouth. If it's in your standard of care, even if it is a hobo, you have to do what you have to do.

Answer 7

if you are talking about first aid then you would know that studies now show that good chest compressions during cpr are good enough to circulate oxygen and mouth to mouth would not be required. do some good cpr and call 911 and get an ambulance there.

Answer 8

yes you do, simply pop a finger sized hole through a plastic bag (not very difficult to obtain) place it over his mouth and use it as a barrier between your mouth and his.
there's a very slim chance of catching a dose of bum-itus and you've just saved a life.
improvisation can overcome most obstacles

Answer 9

As long as I have one of those little mouthpieces that prevent direct contact (but that would apply to me even if he wasn't a hobo)

Answer 10

Shouldn't give anyone mouth to mouth without some kind of barrier.....