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2. "Hacking the Human Brain"
Can We Better Address Real Life Fear
in CPR Education?

7. Encountering a victim of sudden cardiac
arrest is frightening. Witnessing the
collapse of a family member or friend is
terrifying. Agonal breathing, seizures
and posturing are likely to significantly
increase fear and add confusion among
potential rescuers to the point of
unwillingness or inability to act.

9. “Exposure therapy."
The idea is to break the link
between the feared situation and
the panic reaction through
controlled exposure.
A fear reduction without fear
approach.

11. Expose course participants to
agonal breathing, seizures and
posturing during CPR courses and
combine with frequent
reaffirmations such as "it is scary to
see a dead person", "you may find
yourself reluctant to act".

12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pioQSVEUpP0

13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w32PUDL2lb8