LindaL
Well-Known Member
What happened the other day at a restaurant got me thinking and I thought I would ask...Have you ever personally saved someone from dying? What were the circumstances? Let's hear your stories....
My wife Deb will not toot her own horn and is being extremely humble about this, but I am so dang proud of her for her "heroism" I am just bursting! She is an OR nurse, so she takes "saving" people at stride..."part of her job" kind of thing...But, doing something out in public is not something you do normally...and many people really have no clue on what to do really or don't want to get involved and just stand by and watch...
We were at a restaurant just finishing our dinner and getting ready to leave when all of a sudden, we heard a huge crash (dish hitting the floor) and turned around to see an older gentleman twitching in his chair like he was seizing. Deb got up to see if he was OK (and others were there too, so I could not really see what happened after this, so I hadn't realized what Deb did until after we left). Apparently, she asked if he could hear her and if so, nod his head which he did. Then she asked of he was choking and he nodded...so she did the Heimlich maneuver on him! The person who was with him had wanted to stand him up and Deb (who doesnt normally announce the fact that she is a nurse but knew in this case it was best) said, No, I am a nurse, please listen to me and keep him seated. She was afraid he would fall and hurt himself or lodge the piece of food further down, She was able to save him by doing the Heimlich! After she felt like he was OK, she very quietly came back to the table and we walked away. First we stopped off at the restroom and as we walked to the cashier to pay for our dinner, the cashier says "We have been looking for you...Let me take this for you" (meaning, they paid for our meal!) Again, I hadn't realized just Deb had done at this point, so I was all calm and thought..."that was nice of them". As we left the restaurant, EMS pulled up (someone called them while Deb was helping). It was then that Deb told me what she did...and I about burst out crying and said "You are a hero! You saved that man's life!"
I am a huge believer in things happen the way they are supposed to...and this is a perfect example. Originally Deb was not even going to be with me...We had a transporter coming from TX with our new gelding and the original ETA was around 3-4, which meant Deb was still going to be at work. But, the transporter got a flat and they had to wait til the tire store found the right tire for their trailer and it took hours...which meant Deb could go with me. We got to the meeting point early and decided to eat at the restaurant that was near there, so this was not a planned place to eat. We were at the right place at the right time...Deb was meant to be there!
My wife Deb will not toot her own horn and is being extremely humble about this, but I am so dang proud of her for her "heroism" I am just bursting! She is an OR nurse, so she takes "saving" people at stride..."part of her job" kind of thing...But, doing something out in public is not something you do normally...and many people really have no clue on what to do really or don't want to get involved and just stand by and watch...
We were at a restaurant just finishing our dinner and getting ready to leave when all of a sudden, we heard a huge crash (dish hitting the floor) and turned around to see an older gentleman twitching in his chair like he was seizing. Deb got up to see if he was OK (and others were there too, so I could not really see what happened after this, so I hadn't realized what Deb did until after we left). Apparently, she asked if he could hear her and if so, nod his head which he did. Then she asked of he was choking and he nodded...so she did the Heimlich maneuver on him! The person who was with him had wanted to stand him up and Deb (who doesnt normally announce the fact that she is a nurse but knew in this case it was best) said, No, I am a nurse, please listen to me and keep him seated. She was afraid he would fall and hurt himself or lodge the piece of food further down, She was able to save him by doing the Heimlich! After she felt like he was OK, she very quietly came back to the table and we walked away. First we stopped off at the restroom and as we walked to the cashier to pay for our dinner, the cashier says "We have been looking for you...Let me take this for you" (meaning, they paid for our meal!) Again, I hadn't realized just Deb had done at this point, so I was all calm and thought..."that was nice of them". As we left the restaurant, EMS pulled up (someone called them while Deb was helping). It was then that Deb told me what she did...and I about burst out crying and said "You are a hero! You saved that man's life!"
I am a huge believer in things happen the way they are supposed to...and this is a perfect example. Originally Deb was not even going to be with me...We had a transporter coming from TX with our new gelding and the original ETA was around 3-4, which meant Deb was still going to be at work. But, the transporter got a flat and they had to wait til the tire store found the right tire for their trailer and it took hours...which meant Deb could go with me. We got to the meeting point early and decided to eat at the restaurant that was near there, so this was not a planned place to eat. We were at the right place at the right time...Deb was meant to be there!