CPG
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Here is my "first" Hero Story, and the concrete decision to go into EMS....
Two years ago this Christmas, My wife and I were going north on a road in Des Moines, Iowa, when we nearly hit a hispanic female crossing the road in the rain, not watching where she was going. About two blocks later, my wife yells out, OMG, she got hit by a car!!!.....I yell at her to turn around.....
ON arrivial I find this gal getting up from the road, and walking to the sidewalk, COVERED IN BLOOD. I have my wife get by jump kit from the trunk of the car and I start into first aid. She opens my kit (in hysterics) and POOF no gloves. I ask the cafe manager for gloves, he gives me food prep gloves.
Anywho, I get on to direct pressure, I attempt to lay her down, but all I get are painful sounds from her, and she starts to pass out on me. 150lbs, 20 bystanders, and only me holding on to this gal.
I am the only calm one in the crowd. Victim goes limp, people scream, I get her on her back, have the cafe manager (former Navy) hold manual c-spine.
I start assessing her in the only way I knew how. A-B-C's The Police show up and he is more concerned with writing tickets, the FD shows up and they are like, all the hard work is done......
End of the story is she was a Trauma 1, broke 2-3 bones had surgury and then tried to sue the cafe, vehicle owner, and myself. The judge told her off.....concerning me he said "He coule have kept on driving, you could have died."
Ever since them I have been a certified Trauma Junkie. I finish EMT-B in 3 weeks.
Two years ago this Christmas, My wife and I were going north on a road in Des Moines, Iowa, when we nearly hit a hispanic female crossing the road in the rain, not watching where she was going. About two blocks later, my wife yells out, OMG, she got hit by a car!!!.....I yell at her to turn around.....
ON arrivial I find this gal getting up from the road, and walking to the sidewalk, COVERED IN BLOOD. I have my wife get by jump kit from the trunk of the car and I start into first aid. She opens my kit (in hysterics) and POOF no gloves. I ask the cafe manager for gloves, he gives me food prep gloves.
Anywho, I get on to direct pressure, I attempt to lay her down, but all I get are painful sounds from her, and she starts to pass out on me. 150lbs, 20 bystanders, and only me holding on to this gal.
I am the only calm one in the crowd. Victim goes limp, people scream, I get her on her back, have the cafe manager (former Navy) hold manual c-spine.
I start assessing her in the only way I knew how. A-B-C's The Police show up and he is more concerned with writing tickets, the FD shows up and they are like, all the hard work is done......
End of the story is she was a Trauma 1, broke 2-3 bones had surgury and then tried to sue the cafe, vehicle owner, and myself. The judge told her off.....concerning me he said "He coule have kept on driving, you could have died."
Ever since them I have been a certified Trauma Junkie. I finish EMT-B in 3 weeks.
