If you saved someone's life…

[AgrusKos]

...What would you tell them? I'd say I was the doctor then run off

[MisterJH]

Boom.

[MuggyWuggy]

😐

[Gorzo]

Depends. How did I save this person, hypothetically?

[Langku]

Take care citizen.

[Iandtormentor]

If I saved there life by not smashing into them with my bike (which I do very often) I wouldn't say anything.

[AgrusKos]

Depends. How did I save this person, hypothetically?

You push them out of the way of a speeding car

[Kaleo42]

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.

[Gorzo]

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.

[Vampyvyrus]

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.

[Gorzo]

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.

[Destore117]

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.

[Iandtormentor]

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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[Vampyvyrus]

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.

[Kaleo42]

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.