Tried to save sometimes life - don't think I was successful

Foghorn Leghorn said:
You stopped and you tried to help where the majority would not, that says a lot about you.
If you get chance have a chat with a paramedic about it, the success rate in reviving someone in those circumstances isn't great even with medical training.
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Sadly hitting the head in these kind of collapses has a poor chance of a good outcome - scares me a bit as it is something outside your control.
 
You did a great thing. Sounds like he was unlikely to make it, but all any of us can ask at the end is to be surrounded by people who care... even if that's "only" complete strangers with the decency and compassion not to simple walk on by.

Well done. You couldn't have done more. Greg can't thank you, but we can. We might all be Greg one day.
 
Hades said:
Why am I posting this? Sorry, no idea. Just getting it out there I guess. It has been on my mind all day
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I know exactly why.

I spent a good 30 minutes giving CPR to a work colleague but he was already dead and stuff like that never leaves you.

In another incident I came around a corner and a car was on it's side up against a lamppost and what got me were around 20 people just standing there not helping.
I took charge and got other people to do things with the 4 passengers, Paramedics arrived, I told them what I could and left.
The following day at work I just stood there crying and was taken up to the works surgery where the Sister sat me down and basically gave me Counseling.
She then rang the hospital and all 4 were alive so I quickly got over that.

Our NHS Clinicians are absolutely wonderful, I could probably cope with it now though.
 
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Foghorn Leghorn said:
You stopped and you tried to help where the majority would not, that says a lot about you.
If you get chance have a chat with a paramedic about it, the success rate in reviving someone in those circumstances isn't great even with medical training.
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A few weeks ago, on a Saturday afternoon, in the main town centre pedestrianised zone some young men assualted an old man, he was probably homeless with mental issues.
My 16 year old son had just walked past this old man, who standing in the street muttering some random words, when a group passed him walking in the oppsite directtion. He heard one of them say to the others to watch what he was about to do the the old man. My son looked back to see the old guy get punched to the floor and kicked several times, before the group walked off laughing.
The part which shocked me was no one stopped to help, once it was safe do so my son walked over to check and asked people passing to call an ambulance, while he put the guy in a recovery position. Not a single person stopped to help. He called the the emergency services, waited until they arrived and got out of there before the group circled back, didn't want to risk being identified as a potential witness.
 
Mujja said:
A few weeks ago, on a Saturday afternoon, in the main town centre pedestrianised zone some young men assualted an old man, he was probably homeless with mental issues.
My 16 year old son had just walked past this old man, who standing in the street muttering some random words, when a group passed him walking in the oppsite directtion. He heard one of them say to the others to watch what he was about to do the the old man. My son looked back to see the old guy get punched to the floor and kicked several times, before the group walked off laughing.
The part which shocked me was no one stopped to help, once it was safe do so my son walked over to check and asked people passing to call an ambulance, while he put the guy in a recovery position. Not a single person stopped to help. He called the the emergency services, waited until they arrived and got out of there before the group circled back, didn't want to risk being identified as a potential witness.
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Fair play to your lad, that took a lot of courage. Sadly most folk don't want to get involved.
 
Much respect, well done for not walking by.

I'm fully first aid trained for work, but hope I never have to use that training.
 
At 9.30pm rang by the daughter crying her eyes out.
In the Stoke area we have a venue called Moorville Hall, she was coming home from work when she saw a woman run straight out in front of the car in front of her, she saw the body fly way up in the air and hit the ground.
She was the first to her and basically cradled her until the services came.
She's still sitting there now absolutely freezing because she won't put her blood soaked coat on and we can't get to her :(
Just waiting for a call to go and get her and her car but the road has been cordoned off.
Pretty sure she's going to be traumatised after this.
 
Ooof - something I found with stuff like that a holiday away somewhere (or some other break from routine) is good for making new memories and putting stuff like that more to the back of your mind even though might not be what you feel like doing - doing the same daily routine with it playing over and over in your mind isn't good.
 
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Just fetched her and she's in a right state and she's covered in blood with her Mum filling the washer.
She honestly thought it was a badger or a dog until the driver started shouting "She's dead".
She had got drunk, decided to walk home but for some reason ran into the road.
Her next problem is that road is the only way she can get to work and back.
When the girl left the scene she was still alive so hopefully she makes it.

It's made the news now - https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/new...278#ICID=Android_StokeSentinelNewApp_AppShare

My daughter said besides her there was a car coming the other way who drove around the body but like her they probably thought it was an animal at the time.
 
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