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Tradd
11-4-13, 10:35pm
Black sense of humor required...

http://youtu.be/IJNR2EpS0jw

bae
11-4-13, 10:41pm
This next one isn't funny, I meant to post it the other night when I got back from the call:

You know how your Mom or your Grandma used to tell you to chew your food N times before swallowing?

Do it!

I just got back from a call, my patient died from wolfing down his first bite of what looked to be a supremely good Porterhouse. He was otherwise in good health. This is not a dignified way to go.

Also, if you *do* wolf down your food, make sure your dining companions know CPR and the Heimlich, and make sure you aren't in an incredibly remote location that takes EMS services forever to get to. He wasn't *quite* dead on our arrival, but it would have taken a miracle to save him, and today was not his lucky day. His dining companions simply called 911, and waited for Someone Else to save the day. (Don't be like them either, learn What To Do.)

Hero of the Night award goes to one of our high-school cadets, who was first on-scene responding in his own vehicle, called in a good report, initiated CPR, and trained some of the bystanders on-the-fly. By the time we got there, he'd been at it a good long time, performing at a superhuman level IMO.

Gardenarian
11-5-13, 3:00pm
Oh Bae, how horrid for all of you. Thank you for knowing What To Do - and Doing It.

Lainey
11-5-13, 7:37pm
Kudos to the high school cadet.
Was reminded of a local firefighter telling us about how often lately they show up at a call, only to find bystanders taking photos with their cell phones and No One actually doing anything about the event.
So there's the worst case scenario: no one knowledgeable or willing to help, but very capable of putting it all on the internet for other's amusement. Ugh.

rosarugosa
11-5-13, 7:45pm
Thanks Tradd. That was fun!

CathyA
11-5-13, 8:29pm
I worry about choking when I'm by myself. I guess I would throw myself onto the floor or over a stool? There should be a trap door in our throats, in case this happens. Actually, I have a really long pair of curved hemostats, just for this very predicament. Maybe I should keep them on a chain around my neck? haha I'd probably trip and they would stab me in the heart. :~)