I saved my grama's life twice. Woman survives 4 heart attacks & what kills her in the end A f**king kidney stone.
If you believe that "assist" equates to "drag the victim around for no reason", yes, you probably should avoid assisting.Freechoice said:So is it cool if I pass by a severe accident, stop to call an ambulance and then just lean on the back of my car and play Tetris while the poor victim asks for assistance?thaluikhain said:Um...a lot of people drag people out of crashed cars, expecting a dramatic Hollywood explosion, but actually it's a very bad thing to do. Moving an injured person is best left to professionals unless there is actual danger in the area.overpuce said:Inside was this lady, probably late 20s early 30s. She was crying and begging me to help her. She was being held upside down and in place by her seat belt. I remember being a little scared because action movies had filled my head full of explosions occurring after car wrecks. So I slipped inside the car and undid the seat belt, and tried to dragged the woman out of the car.
This marine had also stopped behind the SUV. He helped me by carrying her, while I held her neck, back to his car where he had a med kit. A nurse arrived on scene as well, she probably worked at the nearby hospital. I left as soon as I saw the nurse and an ambulance arriving on-scene. Since I wasn't a doctor and didn't have any experience with medicine other than a CPR class I had taken, I wouldn't have been of any use.
Cars don't just blow up for no good reason, that Hollywood bullshit further hurts crash victims.
"Sorry, bro/bra. This isn't the movies. I'm not certified to move you from your vehicle."
I wouldn't exactly advice you to play tetris and ignore anything else like possible wounds or psychological assistance but why would you insist on getting them out of the car if there's no immediate danger to their lives staying in there? If the person is unconscious by all means go ahead and drag them out every way you want, life before limb, but I'm curious what your reasoning in this case would be.Freechoice said:So is it cool if I pass by a severe accident, stop to call an ambulance and then just lean on the back of my car and play Tetris while the poor victim asks for assistance?thaluikhain said:Um...a lot of people drag people out of crashed cars, expecting a dramatic Hollywood explosion, but actually it's a very bad thing to do. Moving an injured person is best left to professionals unless there is actual danger in the area.overpuce said:Inside was this lady, probably late 20s early 30s. She was crying and begging me to help her. She was being held upside down and in place by her seat belt. I remember being a little scared because action movies had filled my head full of explosions occurring after car wrecks. So I slipped inside the car and undid the seat belt, and tried to dragged the woman out of the car.
This marine had also stopped behind the SUV. He helped me by carrying her, while I held her neck, back to his car where he had a med kit. A nurse arrived on scene as well, she probably worked at the nearby hospital. I left as soon as I saw the nurse and an ambulance arriving on-scene. Since I wasn't a doctor and didn't have any experience with medicine other than a CPR class I had taken, I wouldn't have been of any use.
Cars don't just blow up for no good reason, that Hollywood bullshit further hurts crash victims.
"Sorry, bro/bra. This isn't the movies. I'm not certified to move you from your vehicle."
You didn't necessarily save her life, somebody may have helped if you didn't, still you did a great thing. There are two different times when I may have saved lives. The first time was when I was sitting passenger, my friend was driving and two more of my friends were sitting in the back. My friend wasn't paying attention and was a new driver, he had never come across a ramp that goes into a full circle before. We came across one, he turned onto it and didn't continue his turn, I instinctively reached over and cranked the wheel as hard as I could and got us back on course. If I hadn't we probably would have flown off the ramp into oncoming traffic, so I may have saved all four of us. Another time I spent the entire night with someone who was contemplating suicide and was apparently sure of doing it, I just walked around the town explaining things to them and helping them calm down, by morning it was obvious they were okay and even told me so, so I walked home.Boggelz said:I work as a lifeguard, and today there was a lot of rowdy kids. At our pool we have a swinging rope into the deep end. When I was watching I noticed a girl struggling to get her head up, after a few seconds i jumped in and pulled her out. She's fine now, but it was my first experience with actually saving someone. When I got the job it seemed all very distant to me. I know I was just doing my job but it felt really good to be able to say I saved someone.
So Escapist, do you have any stories of saving a life(lives)?
Sadly I'm a coward so I couldn't possibly do that. But much respect to you for doing what I could never do!SageRuffin said:I'm in the military, about to go into a career field that ensures many lives remain safe.
Are you?
In my case, that's actually true, not just over dramatic. I saved my friend's life, really. She was depressed, after her father died, and I basically gave her something to help take her mind off that, and it worked. It was actually introducing her to Doctor Who. Seriously. That show is fucking amazing. It has so much hope in it. She later told me that I basically saved her life, and I understood what I had done was really important.aba1 said:I have been told by a friend that I saved him from suicide but he tends to be a little dramatic so I don't really take it to seriously.
Sort of the same thing...Only a little more "Manly", no offense.Boggelz said:I work as a lifeguard, and today there was a lot of rowdy kids. At our pool we have a swinging rope into the deep end. When I was watching I noticed a girl struggling to get her head up, after a few seconds i jumped in and pulled her out. She's fine now, but it was my first experience with actually saving someone. When I got the job it seemed all very distant to me. I know I was just doing my job but it felt really good to be able to say I saved someone.
So Escapist, do you have any stories of saving a life(lives)?
Unfortunately, not everyone can. Where I live there is a minimum weight that I have never reached (I'm a very small person) so I've never had a chance to donate. Also, the antiquated (bullshit) rule against gay men donating blood- not if they've had sex with another man, ever, is still in effect.St.Augustine6 said:If what the Red Cross says about a blood donation saving three lives has any kind of merit. Than in my life, I have saved...*counting*...27 lives. Of course, some of those donations were of the "pure red blood cell donation which is better for handling certain types of cancer" type. But, of course, since almost anybody can do this, it isn't exactly the most noble deed on the planet.