firetender
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Let him die!
That's what we're talking about here, isn't it?
But then again, if you're sober enough to recognize that he WILL die if you do nothing, that means you're sober enough to do something.
If you're sober enough to do something and you stand around (or get crushed by all the off-duty medics running out of the bar!) well, maybe you should hope you never aspirate a hot dog at a bar. Scenario question; Is everyone present too drunk to be curious what made the person hit the floor in the first place?
If you can't discern the gravity of the situation and crank out relatively decent compressions while drunk (as you describe it because such things should be an automatic response by now don't you think?) then call 9-1-1 if you can...
BUT FOR YOURSELF!
What I have to comment on more than anything is that whether or not you wish to admit it, most of you have been "trained" to accept that the ABC's of emergency intervention start with "A"; AVOID LITIGATION.
It says so in the book, right? "Your only responsibility is while in uniform assigned to a specific call. Make sure you take the time to completely assess your liability, if anyone recognizes you as someone trained to save lives, and where the nearest exit is before you begin intervention."
Every time something like this comes up I ask the same question, and this has been going on since 2007 at least;
That's what we're talking about here, isn't it?
But then again, if you're sober enough to recognize that he WILL die if you do nothing, that means you're sober enough to do something.
If you're sober enough to do something and you stand around (or get crushed by all the off-duty medics running out of the bar!) well, maybe you should hope you never aspirate a hot dog at a bar. Scenario question; Is everyone present too drunk to be curious what made the person hit the floor in the first place?
If you can't discern the gravity of the situation and crank out relatively decent compressions while drunk (as you describe it because such things should be an automatic response by now don't you think?) then call 9-1-1 if you can...
BUT FOR YOURSELF!
What I have to comment on more than anything is that whether or not you wish to admit it, most of you have been "trained" to accept that the ABC's of emergency intervention start with "A"; AVOID LITIGATION.
It says so in the book, right? "Your only responsibility is while in uniform assigned to a specific call. Make sure you take the time to completely assess your liability, if anyone recognizes you as someone trained to save lives, and where the nearest exit is before you begin intervention."
Every time something like this comes up I ask the same question, and this has been going on since 2007 at least;
