I always find myself impressed with people who work in the ER. Not only does it take a great deal of training to be prepared for all of the different kinds of situations one could face, it also requires one to be able to perform complex procedures under pressure.

Good job OP, hopefully the mother will learn from this ordeal and will make sure to prevent something like this from happening again.

Juliette

United States6003 Posts

July 07 2012 23:45 GMT

#64

i really enjoy your blogs, even though the story had the potential to go wrong

good job! here i am with medical ambitions and i still couldnt picture myself doing such a thing

CrazyF1r3f0x

United States2120 Posts

July 08 2012 02:17 GMT

#65

Short and sweet, I like it

Blackhawk13

United States442 Posts

July 08 2012 02:46 GMT

#66

wtf is a cpr box

3FFA

United States3931 Posts

July 08 2012 04:03 GMT

#67

Omg... I was listening to creepy music on iPod when reading this... make a very dry taste in my mouth. 5/5 Congrats for saving a life!

UmbraaeternuS

Chile476 Posts

July 08 2012 04:42 GMT

#68

On July 08 2012 11:46 Blackhawk13 wrote:
wtf is a cpr box

We call "box" to a specific hospital room.
"CPR box" is what we call the ER's "reanimation and trauma management" room.

Grobyc

Canada18410 Posts

July 08 2012 05:52 GMT

#69

gj man, you are a good sir indeed.

NeMeSiS3

Canada2972 Posts

July 08 2012 07:39 GMT

#70

On July 07 2012 12:04 Ares[Effort] wrote:
The feeling you must have felt after you saved him must be unimaginable. Great blog, thanks for sharing!

Probably gets knocked out by the kids/lives that come threw that are unable to be saved... Hard work.

5/5 blog, great job

Mackin

Ireland181 Posts

July 08 2012 09:44 GMT

#71

Nice story, glad to hear a happy ending. Thanks for sharing

pb.fcnz

Canada101 Posts

July 08 2012 09:58 GMT

#72

GJ to the OP

On the other hand, shit parenting, as usual in most cases like this.

I suppose the parent's response to this, instead of looking in the mirror, was "the government should do X about this!". Wonder who she'd have sued if he died. There is no responsibility left in this world. If anyone should have a finger pointed at them, its the mother. Sure you can leave for a coffee, but if you don't look at what you buy, you should face the consequences of endangering your child.

c3rberUs

Japan11821 Posts

July 08 2012 10:07 GMT

#73

The laryngoscope looks like a mini-scythe or a kusarigama.

BreakfastBurrito

United States893 Posts

July 08 2012 10:40 GMT

#74

Great blog. Thanks for all you do. On duty 24 hours, jesus. I get tired after standing for 6. And I don't even work hard

Chargelot

2275 Posts

July 08 2012 11:07 GMT

#75

Christ, my heart is racing just from reading about it. Nice work, keep it up

Shana

Indonesia1814 Posts

July 08 2012 11:33 GMT

#76

5/5

Great story

ironchef

Canada1350 Posts

July 08 2012 12:42 GMT

#77

Good work! Your day was infinitely more productive than mine

I have lots of respect for the fact that there are people that not only know how to deal with those situation, but also have made the choice to do so as their job (and all the responsibility and consequences that come with it).

Kukaracha

France1954 Posts

July 08 2012 13:38 GMT

#78

5/5, como siempre.

TelecoM

United States10871 Posts

July 08 2012 14:06 GMT

#79

Very nice and interesting read, thanks for contributing this to the community, I think a lot of people forget to think that this type of thing happens all the time, thanks for the heads up!

God bless~

Figgy

Canada1788 Posts

July 08 2012 14:08 GMT

#80

On July 07 2012 17:01 Antimatterz wrote:

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I'm not that informed on costs and such (woohoo HS don't have to pay for bills and shit) but I'm pretty sure ER is free.

Would be kind of ridiculous to force people to pay for something that is a last minute life saver.

In the US, if you actually need a visit to the ER chances are your life is over finantially. They have one of the worst health care systems on the planet.