Originally Posted By: Fyrediver

First aid is, in my opinion, far more valuable in a remote situation like backpacking or survival scenario. CPR in the wilderness doesn't save the patient like in the movies. First Aid does!


You simply have too much time between the incident and arrival time in a hospital for CPR to work effectively. Without reasonably competent first aid, a lot of victims simply bleed out who would otherwise survive.
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