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Two 911 calls in one day!

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Basil

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This evening, I was driving home from work and had the first of two emergencies arise. As I was sitting at a stop light, a couple cars back from the front, a Chevy Tahoe pulled up along side on my right with a young girl (the driver) screaming and crying hysterically that something was wrong with her mother. She was yelling for me to call 119 (yes, I know what she meant). I could see the lady in the passenger seat was in obvious distress so I told her to pull into the gas station at the corner and I pulled in behind her and called 911. The lady was still conscious, but having great difficulty breathing. All I could do at that time was try to keep her as calm as possible, praying I wasn't going to have to do CPR (it's been awhile and I'm probably rusty). Just then another guy came up who was getting gas and said he was an off duty Paramedic. Thank you God! Within about 4 minutes the Ambulance arrived and they had all under control, so I went to my hair cut appointment.

After I got my hair cut, I was again on my way home and as I drove east on one of the side streets, I smelled very strong smoke. At first I thought it must be someone burning a fire place, but then it occurred to me that it was 9o degrees out! So I did a U-turn and drove to where it appeared the smoke was coming from. At first I thought it was a house on fire, but as I got out to investigate, I saw it was a dumpster that was near the house, but in the back area of an out-of-business service station. So again I called 911 and the Fire Department was there within just a few minutes.

If that wasn't enough, as I continues home, I came to an intersection where apparently a bicyclist had been hit. Police and Paramedics were already on scene.

Too much excitement for on drive home from work!

Basil
 
GOR!!

Obvious lesson is: "Stop leaving th' house!" :jester:

We had a Sheriff's helicopter and a news chopper orbiting the neighborhood for 45 minutes this afternoon, with a cruiser rolling down the alley behind th' hovel. No word yet as to the reason but that's kinda normal 'round here.
 
DrEntropy said:
GOR!!

Obvious lesson is: "Stop leaving th' house!" :jester:

We had a Sheriff's helicopter and a news chopper orbiting the neighborhood for 45 minutes this afternoon, with a cruiser rolling down the alley behind th' hovel. No word yet as to the reason but that's kinda normal 'round here.
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They heard you wuz in the hood! But seriously, tomorrow I'm calling the Red Cross to get set up for a CPR refresher. If faced with that requirement again, I don't want to be rusty.
 
There are some new techniques as well. Best to be current.

..and they ~know~ I'm in th' 'hood. If I call dispatch there's a li'l asterisk on my screen: "Actionable Intel". :smirk:
 
DrEntropy said:
There are some new techniques as well. Best to be current.

..and they ~know~ I'm in th' 'hood. If I call dispatch there's a li'l asterisk on my screen: "Actionable Intel". :smirk:
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I believe the NEW technique no longer requires the breath action.
Heart pump pressure only, I think.

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I'm a registered trainer in First Aid/CPR/AED for the AHA and the American Red Cross.

The American Heart Assn. and the American Red Cross both advocate thirty chest compressions folowed by two rescue breaths, done continuously at a rate of approx. 100 compressions per minute. This cycle is continued until the victim is revived; the rescuer is completely exhausted, or until qualified help arrives to take over.

The chest compression-only "method" is essentially an internet myth, promulgated by and for people who are afraid or unwilling to administer rescue breaths. The original logic behind the compression-only method was that many folks are reluctant to administer rescue breaths, which in many cases will seal the fate of a victim who is not breathing. As such, it may seem "logical" to advocate chest compressions only (with no rescue breaths) if some rescuers are reluctant to administer rescue breaths. Bad decision, bad medicine. Both the RC and the AHA are totally opposed to this ill-advised method of CPR.

I strongly urge everyone to take a Red Cross or AHA CPR/AED class. Takes only a few hours, and it's one of the most useful things we can do. The classes are actually a lot of fun, and you might just be able to save the life of your wife or a family member. It's very powerful.

About 80% of all people who die at home die of cardiac arrest, and each minute that passes after a cardiac arrest without CPR being administered reduces the chance of survival by about 10%. This alarming stat alone is excellent justification to take a class, especially among us "mature" folk.

What would you do if your wife or grandchild was suddenly stricken? These CPR classes give you the confidence and power to act, to save a life.

Call your RC or AHA chapter today, take a class . . .
 
Thanks Mark...great advice. I've had the RC training but want to take a refresher (and my wife is too)

Basil
 
On the bright side Basil, that was 3. so you're safe for a while....hehehehe
 
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