...What would you tell them? I'd say I was the doctor then run off
Boom.
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Depends. How did I save this person, hypothetically?
Take care citizen.
If I saved there life by not smashing into them with my bike (which I do very often) I wouldn't say anything.
Quote from: Gorzo on June 20, 2013, 03:26:22 AM
Depends. How did I save this person, hypothetically?
You push them out of the way of a speeding car
The first time I wasn't sure what to say. I was 15 at the time and a small girl (8 months or so) followed her mom into the deeper part of the shallow pool a the mom was asking why I was talking to her older daughter, who had been running a lot. I heard the plop and looked behind the woman to see her infant flailing like a pug that hates water. I jumped past her and scooped the child up and handed her back to her mom. I said "keep a close eye on this one and make sure your other daughter doesn't run, she could slip." It wasn't my first time jumping in but it was my first true life saving event.
Since then I have saved many, i lost count but more than 20 less than 50. Each time it gets easier and more natural. Im fairly emotionally detached anyways so I usually just ask if their ok and how they got into that situation.
The most important one though was a refugee who had never swam before. Since my save and the support my coworkers offered him he is now a very good swimmer and lifeguard despite his very small stature.
Quote from: AgrusKos on June 21, 2013, 06:05:50 PM
Quote from: Gorzo on June 20, 2013, 03:26:22 AM
Depends. How did I save this person, hypothetically?
You push them out of the way of a speeding car
I'd probably just ask them if they're ok, and tell them to take care. If it's a stranger, that is. If it's a friend, I'd joke about it once I'm sure they're alright. Perhaps a "Everybody gets one," or "That'll be 50 dollars, please." If it were someone I don't like, truth be told I'd probably be pretty smug about it, I'll admit it.
I've failed to save a life before and it's a horrible feeling. A lady age of 51 had a heart attack at my local gas station. The clerk called the police while I did CPR...it took 25 min for the ambulance to get there. I performed CPR for the entire 25 min but in the end it didn't matter. I was physically exhausted but more so emotionally. I was depressed for a couple weeks but got over it eventually. There was nothing more I could've done without a dephibrilator.
Good lord, 25 minutes for the ambulance to get there? That's a horrible response time. That sounds like an awful experience, Vamp, I feel for you.
America. The country where you can order a pizza. Run down to your convienence store for a polar pop and still catch your favorite show before the cops arrive.
Quote from: Destore117 on June 22, 2013, 03:56:07 PM
America. The country where you can order a pizza. Run down to your convienence store for a polar pop and still catch your favorite show before the cops arrive.
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I admitt that was the thing that ate me up the most. The fact that maybe if they had arrived sooner she would've made it. Again something that tore me up but since then I e come to realize that I did everything I could. I was CPR certified so I knew what I was doing but it just wasn't enough. She needed to be shocked. But if any of you have ever done CPR for real, not just on a dummy in a class room setting, you'll know that giving CPR is very physically taxing. I was soaked in sweat by the time I was relieved.
Yea, I know your pain. I was fortunate in that the only one I lost was gone within seconds, but not being doctors who could not legally say that, so we worked on him any ways while the on scene paramedics fumbled so much they asked two of our team to continue care in the ambulence because we were working so effectively.
I advise just never doubt your own effort. You did everything you could in the moment. Even if hind sight reveals other options so what, you werent looking back on the momnet while it was happening so you couldnt have known. Blaming others is easier, but futile. Encourage and invoke change if other's shortcomings are ever tgis severely detrimental.
PM me if any of you ever want to talk about this stuff, I know very few have been through and understand what it is like.
I wasn't posting that to make fun of you or anything. I guarantee you did everything possible. I'm just saying our justice/protection system is severely lacking.
Quote from: Taysby on June 25, 2013, 12:59:36 PM
Quote from: Kaleo42 on June 23, 2013, 04:42:21 AM
Yea, I know your pain. I was fortunate in that the only one I lost was gone within seconds, but not being doctors who could not legally say that, so we worked on him any ways while the on scene paramedics fumbled so much they asked two of our team to continue care in the ambulence because we were working so effectively.
I advise just never doubt your own effort. You did everything you could in the moment. Even if hind sight reveals other options so what, you werent looking back on the momnet while it was happening so you couldnt have known. Blaming others is easier, but futile. Encourage and invoke change if other's shortcomings are ever tgis severely detrimental.
PM me if any of you ever want to talk about this stuff, I know very few have been through and understand what it is like.
Where do you live? I want to know so I NEVER move there. I'm not livi somewhere where citizens know more about life saving than the life savers.
The paramedics were new and from the small town the event was happening at. They hadnt seen a whole lot of real action compare to us. I am an instructor for all the basic first response certs as are the two they took to continue care. It wasnt that the medica didnt know what to do it was that we had a lot more experience and training as a team.
Quote from: Kaleo42 on June 21, 2013, 07:15:52 PM
The first time I wasn't sure what to say. I was 15 at the time and a small girl (8 months or so) followed her mom into the deeper part of the shallow pool a the mom was asking why I was talking to her older daughter, who had been running a lot. I heard the plop and looked behind the woman to see her infant flailing like a pug that hates water. I jumped past her and scooped the child up and handed her back to her mom. I said "keep a close eye on this one and make sure your other daughter doesn't run, she could slip." It wasn't my first time jumping in but it was my first true life saving event.
Since then I have saved many, i lost count but more than 20 less than 50. Each time it gets easier and more natural. Im fairly emotionally detached anyways so I usually just ask if their ok and how they got into that situation.
The most important one though was a refugee who had never swam before. Since my save and the support my coworkers offered him he is now a very good swimmer and lifeguard despite his very small stature.
Modest much?
I'm only twelve and live in a small crime-free town, I've never really had a life-saving event.
Quote from: Mlerner12 on June 27, 2013, 11:29:31 PM
Modest much?
If you mean that as an insult then I sincerely hope youre never put in a situation where someone's life is in your hands. I do take pride in my work and experience as I should since I will recieve no outside recognition for my work because of the good samaritan laws and other legal obligations of my various certs. I do not parade my achievements in search of praise, but I do not down play them when speaking of them in hopes I can inspire others of the community to step up and take measures to make a safer life for all of us.
As this is an event which cannot be planned for, I'm not entirely sure what I would do in the situation. To be fair, I do play CoD a lot and it has helped my hand eye coordination as well as working in a restaurant, I can usually catch dishes before they hit the floor so my reflexes are good. I also went skydiving once and know what it is like to have adrenaline rushing through my body, but even then, I just don't know if I could even react fast enough to do such a thing. But, assuming that I did actually get the chance to save someone's life, I would probably ask if they were ok, assuming they were, I would most likely stay until the paramedics/police got there, wish them well and be off with my life.
All I know is I honestly do not want to be put in this situation. (Inner pessimist) Say I do react, but fail to save them, I would feel regret for the rest of my life, asking myself why I didn't succeed. And it would be even worse if in the split second decision to jump or not, I chose not to, I would feel even worse for not even attempting to save the person. Ask myself why my life was worth more than theirs. I just don't want this to ever happen to me. Although I am very pleased with all of you others out there who have had the chance to save a life and succeeded. You are a hero and I am grateful that you could do something as amazing as that.
Thank you,
Anoobass