I hope he is okay.

[Workitinurfava]

I was on my way home and when I turned into my housing complex, I noticed a motorcycle, a man lying on the ground and few people standing outside their cars with car damage. I couldn't keep driving. i had to help. Immediately I thought he may need CPR. More people stopped and we all worked as a team to help this man. We also performed some first aid on his wounds. The life guard was only a few feet away so we had a first aid kit. 911 was called and right before they showed up, the man got up and started walking away. He didn't say anything. He than jumped into someone's car. I hope that man is okay. For him to walk away from a car/motorcycle accident, it makes you wonder. He was the only one injured from what I could see. A full report was given to the police by the person that called. Anyhow I was happy to have just freshly taken CPR. I was grateful that I could be a part of helping someone in need. I say this because as nurses we don't give ourselves enough credit. Have you done something to help someone outside of your job that made you happy to be a nurse?

[shiftingtides]

6 hours ago, DeeAngel said:

A large part of the American public simply cannot afford an ambulance bill.....

Or he had been drinking/using drugs, or didn't have insurance or a license. Or...I might just be jaded. ?

[Workitinurfava, BSN, RN]

On 7/21/2019 at 11:09 AM, DeeAngel said:

A large part of the American public simply cannot afford an ambulance bill.....

You are correct. I think that is why some people will have someone they know drive them (bypass the ambulance ride). Maybe that is what happened with the guy.

[Workitinurfava, BSN, RN]

On 7/20/2019 at 11:54 PM, Bearcat-RN said:

I was at a bar, looked over and saw a group of people standing around an unresponsive man. Did CPR for about 5 minutes until EMS arrived. The bar gave me and my friends a free tab for the night ?

That was nice.

[twinmommy+2, ADN, BSN, MSN]

I was on my way to work when I was about to turn into the campus I came upon a pedestrian laying in the road surrounded by people and one car with damage on the hood. So I stopped and assessed the man. Unconscious but still had a strong pulse and was breathing adequately so I decided not to move him until more help arrived. The woman near me on the phone with 911 told me to back off that the operator told her not to move him, told me twice. So I just told her to back off and stay on the phone, since that was what she was good at.

Our paramedics came out quickly and handed me a pair of gloves so we could control his c-spine and get him loaded up. Apparently some time between that time and when I drove into work he coded and they life flighted him out. I never did hear how he did but trauma codes don't generally end well. I always wished to find out.