Watching TV gives first aid clues

"Watching TV shows like Casualty and ER makes people confident enough to try and resuscitate people in real life, a survey has suggested. The poll of just under 2,000 people found one in five would try. But the survey for first aid associations found 77% do not know how to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A St John Ambulance spokeswoman said people should not be frightened of trying, even if they have only seen it done before on TV. Isobel Sternfeld added: "When you're talking about things like CPR, you can't make things worse." "If someone's not breathing, they're not breathing. If you don't do anything, they're still not breathing, but if you do something you will be giving them a chance." - BBC