Just saved a blokes life
Just saved a blokes life
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whythem

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773 posts

206 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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I'm shaking like leaf here. 40 mins ago I walked into Tesco to find a guy lying on the floor with several people around him, I asked if anyone was a first responder, unfortunately all said no.

I got someone to call and ambulance, and got two people to stand outside to wait for the ambulance. Asked tesco kid for 1st aid kit, emergency o2 and defib kit (Tesco donot keep o2 or defib kit, tossers) Checked the guy for pulse from neck but he is fat and Im not sure, cannot tell if he is breathing properly because of people shouting etc. Wife then tells me "George" has angina and gives me a spray to put under his tongue. Now im flapping, I shout to all to shut the fk up and let me hear, I check again, definately cannot feel breath on my face or see his chest move, now his lips are going blue, still cannot find fat fks pulse, I turn him on his back, open his airway and begin mouth to mouth, and cpr, show some bloke how to do chest compressions, put spray into Georges mouth and begin rescue breath's again, four cycles of 15:2 thank fk he starts breathing again, this time I have a real good dig around his throat and find a pulse,j his lips start to pink up, now i start to go light headed, an ssweating like a pig, get CPR bloke to hold Georges legs up a bit, carry on checking for breath and pulse. Ambulance guys turn up, and within two minutes George wakes up, they cart him off, tescos kid turns up with 1st aid kit. I walk out into carpark and drive home. Im shaking, tearful, elated feel totally mental. dont know what.

cazzer

8,883 posts

277 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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clap

Flanders.

6,439 posts

237 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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beer Nice One. Shame I don't know any first aid other than how to put a Plaster on hehe.

carreauchompeur

18,319 posts

233 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Good work! It's a good feeling, enjoy it.

900T-R

20,406 posts

286 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Holy heck - that's the sort of experience one won't lightly forget. No wonder you have got the shakes now. Well done mate. thumbup

JRM Rossi

703 posts

218 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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GOOD ON YA !!

HAVE A NICE COLD BEER....

Kitch88

590 posts

212 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Wow, virtual pint to you sir! Hero! beer

cs02rm0

13,856 posts

220 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Otto

738 posts

245 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Amazing work for keeping your cool whilst everyone else panics - that is the biggest challenge, and with all the training in the world, not everyone would have been able to react like you did in that situation.
Bravo!

squirrel2007

3,005 posts

214 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Wow! Well done for keeping your head. I'm not sure I'd have been so calm and collected under those circumstances.

beer

Jasandjules

72,588 posts

258 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Well done sir !

RDMcG

20,848 posts

236 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Congrats...you may be shaking like a leaf afterward but you kept your head and saved his life. I admire you.

Another virtual pint coming your way!

odyssey2200

18,650 posts

238 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Good work !

I had a similat experiance over breakfast in a hotel in Cornwall about 15 years ago

cry

Not as good a result thought

angelRIP old bloke

pad58

12,549 posts

210 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Kitch88 said:
Wow, virtual pint to you sir! Hero! beer
PLUS 1

JulianHJ

8,868 posts

291 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Top banana! thumbup

BadRotorFinger

441 posts

221 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Beer for youbeer

B17NNS

18,506 posts

276 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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So you, like kissed a fat man today?

lightningghost

4,943 posts

278 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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clap Bloody fantastic work!

vixta

616 posts

233 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Well done ! with limited experience, that really is a job well done !! not many community cardiac arrests survive, so to be on scene and do something is commendable !! thumbupbeer

Killer2005

20,592 posts

257 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Top work dude clap