And my new number one reason to remove my body hair......

[Karren H]

To save my life!

That's right.... shaving off your body hair.... mainly chest hair could save your life in an emergency!.... I took my mandatory government part 48 safety retraining all us coal miners have to do every year and in the first aid portion I learnt something interesting.... The cute little EMT who taught us started telling us about heart attacks and issues when using the AEDs ( Automated External Defibrillators) on men with chest hair.... and even though they supply a razor to shave the chest it usually doesn't work and they have to use one of the two sets of electronic pads to effectively wax off the guys chest hair. That leaves just one set to use and has wasted lots of valuable time that could be used to restart your heart and save your life.... the survival rate with just cpr is like 8%.... add and AED and it goes up to like 40%.... if used within the first few minutes.... every minute delayed drops the survival rate big time! So by having you body hair removed you could be helping the EMTs save your own life if you have a heart attack.... I can think of no argument that could possible trump "I did it to keep from dying" .. Totally made the 12 hour retraining worth every minute!

[nhlighthouse]

Thanks Karren....I knew there was something I had to get off my chest!

[Kandy Barr]

Exactly my reason for keeping shaved.

[Tammy Nowakowski]

Wow I did not now that
thanks for sharing

[Stephanie47]

And, that is a reason for shaving your legs and forearms???

[Erica Marie]

Holy balls heart disease runs in my family. Now I know I have been taking this one important step all these years to protect myself.
Thanks Karen!!!

[Rachael Leigh]

Never liked body hair and when I finally said Im going to keep it off all the time it just makes me feel better about me. So sounds like another good reason for sure

[linda allen]

I suspect that excuse will be about as believable as the ones about removing body hair for swimming or bicycling.

Just ask where they normally put the pads and shave just that area.

[EllieOPKS]

Seriously Linda? So you take your shirt off at the beach or the gym and you have a couple of bald spots just in case you have a heart attack? I would laugh hysterically if I asked a guy what's up with the bald spots and he says "landing zones for shock pads IF I ever have a heart attack". I guess you could shave a couple of strategic spots on your head in case you have a brain hemorrhage too. This could be a good mini series for doomsday preppers. LOL!

[Karren H]

I suspect that excuse will be about as believable as the ones about removing body hair for swimming or bicycling.

Just ask where they normally put the pads and shave just that area.

I didn't say excuse? Reason... BIG difference....lol

[stacycoral]

Good information to know, and besides you stay cooler without all that extra hair, I been almost hair free for a few years, and I don't care what people think anymore, Karren you be careful at work girl, there is too much you need to play hockey to get hurt at work, thanks for the story, happy Halloween to you girlfriend, hugs.

[Beverley Sims]

Oh! I can't think of a more vailid cover up for removing body hair either.
Okay down to Boots & CV to buy some Veet.

[Celina]

It'll be known as the "Karren Hutton" Technique :P Who knew retraining would benefit the world of CD'ers!

My GF likes, and I like myself best without hair on chest and various other places, so I am lucky to not need reasons :P

[Alice B]

That's a hair raising story.

[docrobbysherry]

Good tip, Karren. Altho, if I had to deal with crap like shaving and nail maintenance I probably would never have started dressing in the first place!

[Marleena]

We had one guy at work that used to take his shirt off on hot days while we were loading trucks. He was so hairy it looked like he had a mohair sweater on (even his back). Sounds like he would have no chance of survival then.

[Stephy]

And, that is a reason for shaving your legs and forearms???

Well, you need to look balanced. Nothing worse than a carpet of hair on the arms and legs when your chest is smooth as silk!

[Shirley Anne]

Ive shaved all my body hair for years, had a serious heart attack last year and had to be revived by defib, thank god I was shaved, seconds were actually critical in my case.

[chrissy111]

Never needed a reason but it's nice to have a medical one.

[Karren H]

Ive shaved all my body hair for years, had a serious heart attack last year and had to be revived by defib, thank god I was shaved, seconds were actually critical in my case.

That's awesome! Living proof!

[giuseppina]

Thank you Karren. Cardiovascular issues are on both sides of my family. Males are typically buried by their threescore and ten.

[NicoleScott]

So you tell your wife about this, and she comes home from work and says:
"I did some research on this. I asked a paramedic. You are correct. He showed me where they attach those contacts. You may shave those little areas."

[S. Lisa Smith]

Thanks for the info Karren, I'm staying shaved!

[Penny2325]

I always keep my chest shaved since my chest hair doesn't grow well (luckily enough) so if I didn't it'd look terrible.

[Jilmac]

I was never all that hairy to begin with but I shave the majority of the miniscule chest hair I've got, (except for a small landing strip I keep for my SO). It' s good to know that a shaved chest can save my life in the event of a heart attack but the way my luck runs, I'll probably croak in a car accidant.