A matter of life, or death...
- Thread starter Danllan
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Danllan
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- Sir Gar / Carms
Thanks all, very grateful for your comments and greatly heartened to see that some will now go for a First Aid course / refresher.
I'm not a panicker by nature and didn't panic during the event, but I'll freely admit that I needed what my mother calls 'a little sit down' afterwards, that I was then rather 'emotional', and that I was more tired than I would have been after a full day's physical work.
@JP1 I'm one of the whingers who has complained about too many stickies,
, but I've no objection to this being where it will get seen. (Grateful if you correct my typo in the title, the first 'or' should be an 'of')
@Jackov Altraids once I'd recovered myself somewhat, school training was my first thought. The good news is it will be in England and, hopefully, Wales from this year, I don't know about in Scotland or NI. For myself, it's an absolute no-brainer, everyone should have this training, and make it part of all driving tests too.
As for my girl... she is fine, back to being a chatterbox, tummy still sore but, in less than 48 hours, her back has gone from a bright red very wide 'glow' to a more focused bruise which, rather interestingly, shows the pattern of the fabric of the vest she was wearing! (see below)
Lastly, I kept the offending bit of sausage, it's wrapped up and in a freezer; if any of the children argue about attending First Aid courses, I doubt they will now, but if they do Exhibit A and a sharp talking to should turn them around.
Once again, thanks for all the kind words. Enough said!
I'm not a panicker by nature and didn't panic during the event, but I'll freely admit that I needed what my mother calls 'a little sit down' afterwards, that I was then rather 'emotional', and that I was more tired than I would have been after a full day's physical work.
@JP1 I'm one of the whingers who has complained about too many stickies,
, but I've no objection to this being where it will get seen. (Grateful if you correct my typo in the title, the first 'or' should be an 'of')@Jackov Altraids once I'd recovered myself somewhat, school training was my first thought. The good news is it will be in England and, hopefully, Wales from this year, I don't know about in Scotland or NI. For myself, it's an absolute no-brainer, everyone should have this training, and make it part of all driving tests too.
As for my girl... she is fine, back to being a chatterbox, tummy still sore but, in less than 48 hours, her back has gone from a bright red very wide 'glow' to a more focused bruise which, rather interestingly, shows the pattern of the fabric of the vest she was wearing! (see below)
Lastly, I kept the offending bit of sausage, it's wrapped up and in a freezer; if any of the children argue about attending First Aid courses, I doubt they will now, but if they do Exhibit A and a sharp talking to should turn them around.
Once again, thanks for all the kind words. Enough said!
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- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Done and well done again for a happy outcomeThanks all, very grateful for your comments and greatly heartened to see that some will now go for a First Aid course / refresher.
I'm not a panicker by nature and didn't panic during the event, but I'll freely admit that I needed what my mother calls 'a little sit down' afterwards, that I was then rather 'emotional', and that I was more tired than I would have been after a full day's physical work.
@JP1 I'm one of the whingers who has complained about too many stickies,
@Jackov Altraids once I'd recovered myself somewhat, school training was my first thought. The good news is it will be in England and, hopefully, Wales from this year, I don't know about in Scotland or NI. For myself, it's an absolute no-brainer, everyone should have this training, and make it part of all driving tests too.
As for my girl... she is fine, back to being a chatterbox, tummy still sore but, in less than 48 hours, her back has gone from a bright red very wide 'glow' to a more focused bruise which, rather interestingly, shows the pattern of the fabric of the vest she was wearing! (see below)
Lastly, I kept the offending bit of sausage, it's wrapped up and in a freezer; if any of the children argue about attending First Aid courses, I doubt they will now, but if they do Exhibit A and a sharp talking to should turn them around.
Once again, thanks for all the kind words. Enough said!
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- Bedfordshire
Glad it all worked out - but terrifying at the time.
Similar thing happen to my wife's uncle and cousin. A tangerine segment was the culprit.
Similar thing happen to my wife's uncle and cousin. A tangerine segment was the culprit.
averageguy54
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- New Brunswick, Canada
So glad it turned out well, A very good reminder that perhaps my First Aid could use a refresher, it's been a while.
Y Fan Wen
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- N W Snowdonia
Anybody else listen to 'Life Lines' on R4 extra?
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07jxsy5
Lots of different scenarios there.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07jxsy5
Lots of different scenarios there.
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- South wales
Just heard about this on the radio coincidentally as I was reading the op, free basic online course
www.futurelearn.com
Online Basic First Aid Course - FutureLearn
Take this two-week online first aid course led by the University of Glasgow and learn how to manage bleeds, choking, and people who have fallen unconscious.
www.futurelearn.com
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- Hampshire
Congratulations, good job your boy was on the ball as well
Davey
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- Derbyshire
Christ I'm a single dad just about to make my boys 5 & 7 their lunch as I'm reading this!
Thank you for sharing, I can only imagine what that must have been like to go through but glad to hear it was a happy ending.
Thank you for sharing, I can only imagine what that must have been like to go through but glad to hear it was a happy ending.
A1an
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Well done fella and hats off to you for keeping a calm enough head to see it through, many a person would've frozen with fear.
I've done more First Aid courses than I care to remember and I've come to the conclusion that if you can't keep your panic in check when the chips are down then the courses mean very little in a life or death situation.
I've done more First Aid courses than I care to remember and I've come to the conclusion that if you can't keep your panic in check when the chips are down then the courses mean very little in a life or death situation.
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- mid wales
Had similar to my eldest when he was about 3, choked on something when eating a Chinese take away, but I was sat next to him and what little training i had kicked straight in, got him across my knee, 4 or 5 smacks to the back and it came out thankfully, but wife was panicking and said she wouldn't of known what to do. Like you, not to bad during the event, but certainly gets the wind up you after though. Well done you. As an aside any hgv drivers out there, you can have first aid as part of your cpc training, well worth sitting in a class room for instead of something like 8 hours on drivers hours.
Shavings man
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Best wishes.
First of all I take my hat off to you - well done and thank heavens for the result you obtained.
I have been in similar situation years ago when a sudden and extreme mechanical failure on a ships deck resulted in a seaman being struck on the chest by a piece of metal weighing about 70Kg and spinning at extreme velocity, the prybar through it smashed his helmet and he was instantly rendered unconscious, and ceased to breath for himself.
Since I was talking to, and standing beside him at the time, it was not a good place to be and things looked very bleak indeed but thankfully he responded to artificial ventilation and a police launch listened to our attempts to get medical assistance and intervened to take the casualty ashore where we were met by an ambulance - one look from the nurse had blues and twos going and we stopped for nothing en route to the hospital while the casualty was convulsing.
Thankfully a full recovery was made after they lifted a section of his skull to allow his brain to swell.
It brought it home to me that no-one will phone you to tell you there will be an emergency in 5 minutes time and from then on emergency drills tended to have quite an element of chaos about them while making sure everyone stayed safe - it was always for example the rescue boat coxswain who fell in the water for man overboard and very frequently the power to the davit would fail.
So I will echo your sentiments - just think "What if?"
I have been in similar situation years ago when a sudden and extreme mechanical failure on a ships deck resulted in a seaman being struck on the chest by a piece of metal weighing about 70Kg and spinning at extreme velocity, the prybar through it smashed his helmet and he was instantly rendered unconscious, and ceased to breath for himself.
Since I was talking to, and standing beside him at the time, it was not a good place to be and things looked very bleak indeed but thankfully he responded to artificial ventilation and a police launch listened to our attempts to get medical assistance and intervened to take the casualty ashore where we were met by an ambulance - one look from the nurse had blues and twos going and we stopped for nothing en route to the hospital while the casualty was convulsing.
Thankfully a full recovery was made after they lifted a section of his skull to allow his brain to swell.
It brought it home to me that no-one will phone you to tell you there will be an emergency in 5 minutes time and from then on emergency drills tended to have quite an element of chaos about them while making sure everyone stayed safe - it was always for example the rescue boat coxswain who fell in the water for man overboard and very frequently the power to the davit would fail.
So I will echo your sentiments - just think "What if?"
Nukemall
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Reading this sent shivers down my spine, because the the very same happened to my son last year, only beef burger was the culprit.
Started with gentle pats on the back, nothing, harder thrusts with one hand on his chest, nothing then moved on to the Heimlich, and two attempts dislodged the burger.
I have done several first aid courses, the latest for coaching junior rugby. It is something we should all make time to do, and even if you are just refreshing your knowledge it all helps to give you confidence in your actions when they are needed, and keeps you up to date with the latest advice and technology (defibrillators etc).
Good on you Danllan
Started with gentle pats on the back, nothing, harder thrusts with one hand on his chest, nothing then moved on to the Heimlich, and two attempts dislodged the burger.
I have done several first aid courses, the latest for coaching junior rugby. It is something we should all make time to do, and even if you are just refreshing your knowledge it all helps to give you confidence in your actions when they are needed, and keeps you up to date with the latest advice and technology (defibrillators etc).
Good on you Danllan
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- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Thank goodness for Heimlich technique too
Suffolk Serf
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- Bury/Thetford
Terrifying and inspirational.
By the way, in your list of your terrifying experiences (shot at by live bullets etc) you forgot to list your spats on here with wallyP, is that because they were so terrifying that you’ve erased them from your mind?
By the way, in your list of your terrifying experiences (shot at by live bullets etc) you forgot to list your spats on here with wallyP, is that because they were so terrifying that you’ve erased them from your mind?
robo
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- northamptonshire
well done chap ..