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I feel now compelled to carry my pocket mask everywhere.
There are people who know I took an EMT class, who would expect me to do CPR, but sort of like the Seinfeld at the health club where Jerry and George did not want to do CPR, I would hesitate to put my mouth on say, my parents, sister, girlfriends father, pretty much any male, and many females.
But now like my wallet, I feel obligated to grab this face mask, and I am trying to go on a "pocket diet" , another Seinfeld refrence.
I am always calling 911 whenever I see anything needing a professional response, and if I am a stranger, and alone, I call 911. I did that as an LEO, my employer hinted they prefered that. The only time i got into it was when I was meeting someone to go to a bar, another LEO, and I arrived and he was subduing a guy assaulting EMS workers, (of all people)I cuffed one arm, walked him to the ground with verbal commands and pressure to the wrist, then cuffed the other arm, then sat him up and waited for the local cops.
Had I been alone, I would have just called 911. Really only in the middle of the wilderness or if no on duty response was within 5 minutes would I ever take further action. Generally, the local authorities discourage bystander instervention, even if trained but from somewhere else.
So anyway, This thread is sort of me thinking aloud...what are anyone's thoughts on this, the carry a face mask part ?
There are people who know I took an EMT class, who would expect me to do CPR, but sort of like the Seinfeld at the health club where Jerry and George did not want to do CPR, I would hesitate to put my mouth on say, my parents, sister, girlfriends father, pretty much any male, and many females.
But now like my wallet, I feel obligated to grab this face mask, and I am trying to go on a "pocket diet" , another Seinfeld refrence.
I am always calling 911 whenever I see anything needing a professional response, and if I am a stranger, and alone, I call 911. I did that as an LEO, my employer hinted they prefered that. The only time i got into it was when I was meeting someone to go to a bar, another LEO, and I arrived and he was subduing a guy assaulting EMS workers, (of all people)I cuffed one arm, walked him to the ground with verbal commands and pressure to the wrist, then cuffed the other arm, then sat him up and waited for the local cops.
Had I been alone, I would have just called 911. Really only in the middle of the wilderness or if no on duty response was within 5 minutes would I ever take further action. Generally, the local authorities discourage bystander instervention, even if trained but from somewhere else.
So anyway, This thread is sort of me thinking aloud...what are anyone's thoughts on this, the carry a face mask part ?
