re: Have you ever seen a dead body or watch someone die?

Oh Yes. Not sure which is worse. Watching someone you love die slowly of natural causes or having a dear friend be taken from you immediately by violence.

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Oh wow, is that a story that you can share?

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Sure.

I was visiting a cousin years ago and as I was about to get into the car to leave, we heard gunshots from across the street. We look in that direction and see a man standing over a woman in her driveway, just shooting repeatedly into her chest. The most vivid memory I’ll keep from seeing that is the woman’s bright yellow shirt turning red with blood.

He pumped probably 5 or 6 bullets into her then ran away. He had been dating her sister and was pissed when she wouldn’t tell him where she was so he shot and killed her.

Someone wrapped their car around a tree in my front yard doing about 100 mph one night. Looking at his tire tracks in the grass before he hit the tree, it looked like he was on track to run into my bedroom, so I guess it was good the tree was there.

One of his family members called me about a year later asking about it. His life insurance didn't want to pay out because the police report didn't explicitly say he had a seat belt on. The way that car was tore up, I doubt a seat belt would have made any difference.

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invalid aunt on the meat wagon
Aren't you Mr. Compassionate.

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You shouldn't comment on subjects that you have no knowledge.

Aren't you Ms. Dumbass.

Do you realize that I did compressions on a loved one that I knew had expired for the sake of my grandparents and let the MDs pronounce?

God, you are a dumbass!

BTW: I have many friends that are EMTs. They call it the meat wagon as well. Carry on.

At 15 found my grandmother dead on the floor, eyes wide open. She was mostly wheelchair bound. The night before I found her, she had gotten out of chair to get some grits out of the pantry. Evidently she lost her balance, fell, and cracked her head on the floor. The paramedics had to “peel” her off the floor. Being the oldest kid, I had the displeasure of cleaning up later.

I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. Not even the worst liberal.

My daughter. 4 months old. SIDS.

Katrina

Handled Many body bags

See my boss get bucked off his horse. I was across the pasture. Didn't see him get up so I rode over to check. He was on his back eyes wide open snoring like motherfricker. I thought he was joking at first. His head had hit a small lump of concrete in the pasture when he fell. He was dead before the ambulance got there. I had to keep the bulls from trampling over him while waiting.