Holy Crap, Dad's having an MI!!!

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Specializes in Cardiology, Oncology, Medsurge.

So I'm in the car recently with my daughter 12 and I feign an MI, nausea, chest pain, jaw pain, sweating, difficulty breathing and ask her what she would do? Similar to a fire drill, I get into nurse educator mode and keep probing and asking. My daughter responded by stating the following: "I'd grab the wheel, apply the break, run up the street call 911...etc." I hadn't thought of showing her these things, since she's not old enough to drive, but fires can occur at any time..any thoughts?

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Specializes in Emergency.

what?

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I can tell you what I'd do if you were my dad -- I'd never get in the car with you again ...

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Specializes in ortho, hospice volunteer, psych,.

my dad had a heart attack when i was in college and i wasn't 12 and it was scary!

if you're really concerned, at least go over the basics of what to do if someone gets sick and you (anyone) are there. things like calling 911, reporting to the responders what happened, the age of the person, relationship to the victim etc.

if you feel she's mature enough, give her a cell phone (or show her how to access 911 using yours) and reheorifice a 911 call but without actually calling them. you can be the dispatcher. my cousin's kids were taught cpr in their 8th grade gym class. if your daughter's school doesn't do this, suggest it.

if you're concerned about a specific health problem, instruct her about that. my friend has type i diabetes and her kids have always known whom to call and just what to say if mommy "acted funny" or became unresponsive.

kathy

shar pei mom:paw::paw:

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Specializes in M/S, MICU, CVICU, SICU, ER, Trauma, NICU.
I can tell you what I'd do if you were my dad -- I'd never get in the car with you again ...

Me too.

That's just a little strange.:imbar

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What are you talking about? i have no idea what your saying:eek:

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Specializes in Med Surg, Ortho.
Me too.

That's just a little strange.:imbar

Oh now, be nice. There isn't anything wrong with teaching children about

emergencies esp if they could happen in the car.

I hope you people are joking with the OP.

As someone once stated on this board,

we're all on the same team and should

support each other, not be rude to each other.

Geez.

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Specializes in Cardiology, Oncology, Medsurge.

Actually, I did not have an attack or feign one, but I did ask the question what would be practical to do in such an instance. My daughter had great answers to share with me. I am grateful she has the wisdom to know how scary an instance like this would be and what to do in such a situation.

Thank you to the mature audience for answering my question in a helpful manner. We could use more of that attitude on these forums, please!

And I might add that anyone at anytime is at risk for a health related emergency however healthy you think you are and aught to be considering the welfare of you and your loved ones perpetually, that would include instruction on what to do if you or a loved one had a heart attack, no?

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Specializes in Med Surg, Ortho.

I'm sorry that you got the couple of responses that you did.

It was a totally legit question in my opinion.

People can just be kind of crappy to each other sometimes.

Hope you're having Happy Holidays!! Take care!!

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Specializes in Med Surg, Ortho.

And one more thing---

I'm glad you actually posted this, because it will make me more aware of making my

daughter aware of such an emergency, even in the car. I really never thought of it, she

has only been taught to dial 911. I will definitely go over with her the car thing, because

she is with her grandparents a lot and this could surely happen. Thank you for your wisdom.

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Actually, I did not have an attack or fain one, but I did ask the question what would be practical to do in such an instance. My daughter had great answers to share with me. I am grateful she has the wisdom to know how scary an instance like this would be and what to do in such a situation.

Ok, this makes sense; however, you specifically stated in your first post that you did "fain" having an MI. Therefore, you should not be surprised by the comments. Your post was misleading and you led us to think of a completely different concept. Therefore, you do not have a good argument for calling people out because faking an MI while driving with your daughter would be scary and potentially dangerous thing to do. The other people were correct to call you out on such behavior.

With that, educating your children about emergencies is a good thing.

So I'm in the car recently with my daughter 12 and I fain an MI, nausea, chest pain, jaw pain, sweating, difficulty breathing and ask her what she would do? Similar to a fire drill, I get into nurse educator mode and keep probing and asking. "I'd grab the wheel, apply the break, run up the street call 911...etc." I hadn't thought of showing her these things, since she's not old enough to drive, but fires can occur at any time..any thoughts?
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Feign. The word is feign. :specs:

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