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re: Watched a man die today...
Posted on 9/2/17 at 7:23 pm to TigrrrDad
Posted on 9/2/17 at 7:23 pm to TigrrrDad
My dad started having difficulty breathing will eating supper. Next thing I knew he stopped breathing, so I started giving the Heimlich maneuver while he was passed out. Eventually I heard him take the biggest breath in and was relieved he was conscious. Never found food in his mouth - found out later he had a heart attack and, technically, died. I was numb for hours after that event...
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Posted on 9/2/17 at 7:42 pm to TigrrrDad
quote:was he wearing Mom jeans and a bikers jacket ?
Watched a man die today...
...and watched him brought back to life
Posted on 9/2/17 at 7:44 pm to OWLFAN86
You still got it, Owlvis. I hope you are well.
Posted on 9/2/17 at 7:46 pm to IonaTiger
Im good
first day off after seven very long days
gorgeous day, cleaned the house, groceries,( saw a nipple) and ate a meal made just for me
first day off after seven very long days
gorgeous day, cleaned the house, groceries,( saw a nipple) and ate a meal made just for me
This post was edited on 9/2/17 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 9/2/17 at 7:48 pm to OWLFAN86
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( saw a nipple)
I hope it was on a female.
Posted on 9/2/17 at 7:49 pm to kywildcatfanone
Who the frock actually downvotes something like that?
Posted on 9/2/17 at 7:50 pm to IonaTiger
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I hope it was on a female.
Posted on 9/2/17 at 7:57 pm to OWLFAN86
Nice, Owlvis!
Posted on 9/2/17 at 8:28 pm to TigrrrDad
The defibrillator probably saved the guy, from what I have read CPR alone for cardiac arrest has a very low survival rate. Automatic portable defibrillators are around $1500, not very expensive considering they save lives. I am a small government type person, but I really would not mind if all places that serve the public were required to have one, just like exit lights, handicap access etc. are required. My wife and I are getting old and we have considered buying one.
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Actually they can be bought for under $1000.00
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Actually they can be bought for under $1000.00
This post was edited on 9/2/17 at 8:31 pm
Posted on 9/2/17 at 9:13 pm to EA6B
Probably not a bad idea. I live in the country, would take an ambulance at least 15 minutes to get to my house, maybe 20.
Posted on 9/2/17 at 10:05 pm to TigrrrDad
I don't think medical-related people realize how many regular people have never witnessed resuscitation. One of my friends who is a NP said real life CPR is some violent shite to see when someone's coding.
Posted on 9/2/17 at 10:09 pm to EA6B
I always thought defibs were for shocking hearts back into rhythm, not restarting them.
Posted on 9/2/17 at 10:11 pm to TigrrrDad
I took a CPR class, and they said screw the breathing. Pound that chest to get blood flowing to the brain. Like 30-45 hard compressions. Ribs be damned.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 12:18 am to TigrrrDad
It's amazing stuff to see someone come back.
In all the codes I've been involved with, I've yet to not crack a few ribs. If you don't, you probably aren't doing adequate compressions.
In all the codes I've been involved with, I've yet to not crack a few ribs. If you don't, you probably aren't doing adequate compressions.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 12:47 am to TigrrrDad
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Props to all the life savers out there who work miracles like this on a daily basis.
My sis (no pics assholes) is a nurse, and I watched her snap into emergency mode once and revive someone.
She's my little sister, and it was one of the more incredible things I've ever seen. Our whole family was in awe.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 2:56 am to LZ83
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Good stuff. I x-rayed a patient today and she passed away like 10 mins later. She had cancer that spread.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 7:25 am to AUCE05
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I took a CPR class, and they said screw the breathing. Pound that chest to get blood flowing to the brain. Like 30-45 hard compressions. Ribs be damned.
That's correct.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 7:39 am to TigrrrDad
I've had the displeasure of seeing three people die before my eyes. My dad and two people while I was at work. Also, came upon a guy one night who had been cut in half by a train.
Posted on 9/3/17 at 8:09 am to Jcorye1
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I always thought defibs were for shocking hearts back into rhythm, not restarting them.
Correct, most of the time when ppl have a cardiac arrest their heart goes into ventricular tachycardia, pretty much the heart muscle has a seizure, it's no longer pumping blood so there patient goes unconscious. The defib shocks the heart back into rythm
Posted on 9/3/17 at 8:16 am to Sticky37
The defibrillator basically stops the heart in hopes of a pacemaker kicking on again. If heart isn't beating and no activity you aren't gonna shock. Unsynchronized shocks are done for V-fib and V-tach. The heart isn't truly "beating" but it is quivering. I've been a medic for many years and have never broken a rib doing chest compressions, at least I feel pretty certain. I've saved quite a few but will say I lost one just the other day, even shocked him twice in V-fib. Didn't matter, it was his time to go.
ETA: maybe I should have broke his ribs
ETA: maybe I should have broke his ribs
This post was edited on 9/3/17 at 8:18 am
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