**NF** - Please pay attention in First Aid Classes

[Giggles]

I went to play a state level game today and I ended up having to do CPR on the bar manager of the club we were playing at.

His pacemaker packed up and he just dropped down dead. I rushed over and after pulling his dentures out and clearing his airway, I started with compressions whilst someone else did the breaths.

Anyhow. He had no pulse whatsoever, he was gone without question, but I refused to give up. Paramedics took 20mins to arrive (in was in a remote area). They wacked the defib machine on him and eventually managed to stabilse his heart beat.

He got rushed to hospital and he is apparently now awake and talking without brain damage.

I learnt CPR with work and one of the things that the instructors said to came true today. They said that you may never need it for work, but you may need it for a friend or family. How true that is.

Please. Next time you take a First Aid course, listen up, as it could be someone you love and care for, or a stranger who lives down the road.

I'm pretty mashed in the head about it all, and the game got cancelled as it happened in front of all the players. Gonna have a good cry tonight, although part of me is really chuffed that there is someone still alive today thanks to me.

:wavey::wavey:

[Zonny]

:hugs: Thank goodness you where there!!

[Bubbala]

:faint: Good on you Lass.

[Agent6-3/8]

Very, very, very good job!!!!!!!:wavey:

[pesticidal]

:thumbsup:

[Giggles]

Very, very, very good job!!!!!!!:wavey:

Ta. There was noooooooo way I was gonna give up on him. His son came back to where we were to collect his car, and said thank you, which was great.

Hope DepChief is proud of me. Guess this is kinda a routine thing for him, but it was the first ever time that I had to do CPR on someone. Chuffed I'm 1 for 1 in the win table.

:wavey:

[Ender]

VERY NICELY DONE. :hugs::hugs::hugs:

[HandyMan Hugh]

Good all over ya, Giggles! You ARE the kind of person that's good to have around in an emergency. You DID something about it. That's a good thing!

I've been first or second on the scene of many auto accidents over the years, simply because I was on the road a lot. I've seen too many other people come apart and be either ineffective, or an outright detriment.

You've a right to be proud of saving that man's life. As my Uncle Horace used to say, "Ya done good!"

Best regards, Hugh

[DepChief]

Ta. There was noooooooo way I was gonna give up on him. His son came back to where we were to collect his car, and said thank you, which was great.

Hope DepChief is proud of me. Guess this is kinda a routine thing for him, but it was the first ever time that I had to do CPR on someone. Chuffed I'm 1 for 1 in the win table.

:wavey:

L, doing CPR on someone for 20 minutes and still being able to bring them back even with a defibrillator is very rare. You must have done one hell of a job with the CPR and you have every right to be proud of yourself!!! I am very proud of you and I hope you feel great knowing you saved someones life today!!

BIG HUG!!!!!!!!!!

[PharmerJon]

The breaking/popping sound of ribs would be the hardest thing for me to deal with. Did that faze you at all?

Good job, by the way. :thumbsup:
That guy found his guardian :angel:!

[DepChief]

The breaking/popping sound of ribs would be the hardest thing for me to deal with. Did that faze you at all?



That does not happen very often, usually in the very elderly, frail patients or in very thin patients. If you do compressions at the correct depth, the sternum has enough room to move so that the ribs don't break.

[Glockmeister40]

Way to go Miss Giggles :) You should be very proud knowing that you helped someone out that needed it very much. But what exactly does it mean to "Chuffed" we do not use that word in normal English over here in the states :)

[PharmerJon]

That does not happen very often, usually in the very elderly, frail patients or in very thin patients. If you do compressions at the correct depth, the sternum has enough room to move so that the ribs don't break.

Really?? My instructors always told us that it would happen, so don't be alarmed!
Well, that makes me feel better, I guess. Thanks DepChief

[Patricia]

Great job!!!!! :woohoo: I took the class at work a couple weeks ago, and they taught us how to use an AED too.

[AnimalK]

:thumbsup:

[4TS&W]

I'm sure the guy is grateful and all, but he's probably hoping that if there is a next time, that *YOU* do the mouth to mouth part... and let the other guy do the compressions... :)

GOOD JOB!

[Giggles]

I'm sure the guy is grateful and all, but he's probably hoping that if there is a next time, that *YOU* do the mouth to mouth part... and let the other guy do the compressions... :)

GOOD JOB!

Nah thats okay. He had some attractive Australian Blonde doing that part, so I think he'll stick with her....:supergrin:

[Giggles]

L, doing CPR on someone for 20 minutes and still being able to bring them back even with a defibrillator is very rare. You must have done one hell of a job with the CPR and you have every right to be proud of yourself!!! I am very proud of you and I hope you feel great knowing you saved someones life today!!

BIG HUG!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks.

:hugs::hugs:

[DepChief]

Nah thats okay. He had some attractive Australian Blonde doing that part, so I think he'll stick with her....:supergrin:

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[Giggles]

But what exactly does it mean to "Chuffed" we do not use that word in normal English over here in the states :)

–adjective British Informal. delighted; pleased; satisfied.

:wavey:

[Ender]

Thanks.

:hugs::hugs:

The man speaks the truth. I've read somewhere (maybe here) that even in the best of situations, the CPR survival rate is only about 20%. Given that you did it for 20 friggin minutes, I couldn't help but applaud your efforts whatever the result. Sometimes people are given a second chance from an angel in a human form.

[Ender]

–adjective British Informal. delighted; pleased; satisfied.

:wavey:

is that Engrish?

[m2hmghb]

You did damn well. Congratulations on a job well done. The US Army put out a game to use for recruitment. Well if you want to use a medic character you have to sit through a lecture on first aid and then pass a test. Basic first aid, the ABCs and CPR.

[gruntmedik]

L, doing CPR on someone for 20 minutes and still being able to bring them back even with a defibrillator is very rare. You must have done one hell of a job with the CPR and you have every right to be proud of yourself!!! I am very proud of you and I hope you feel great knowing you saved someones life today!!

BIG HUG!!!!!!!!!!

I agree!!! You deserve a hug, pat on the back, and a beer. :hugs: :thumbsup: :beer:

I still remember the first time I did CPR. Didn't have the same outcome, but I was stoked just the same.

It's amazing the sweat you can build by doing CPR for 20 min, ain't it?

[Swattie's Wife]

Yes, you did a great job! I used to teach CPR many years ago. Now, I just take the classes. But I still wonder if I would actually remember "how to" if that happened around me. You will get extra blessings coming your way for what you did! Great job!

[misskitty5077]

Great job, L :hugs:

I miss you around here :wavey:

[Mrs_Alex_Knight]

WOW that's awesome !!!!!

I've taken CPR every two years since 1992 and praise the Lord have never had to use it. I hope I would be able to rise to the occasion as you did.
:angel:

[DepChief]

It's amazing the sweat you can build by doing CPR for 20 min, ain't it?

I would think the rotor blades would keep you cool!

:wavey:

[Giggles]

I agree!!! You deserve a hug, pat on the back, and a beer.

It's amazing the sweat you can build by doing CPR for 20 min, ain't it?

Very true about the sweat. I was giving it everything I had to get the heart going again. I reakon I could have gone for another 10 minutes max, then someone else would have had to take over..

That being said, I was concentrating sooooo hard on getting it right, that I didn't notice it until afterwards...

I got an update last night. He is fine and will have his pacemaker replaced in a couple of days. He's compalining of a sor chest, but that just proves to me that I was getting the chest compressions right..