Today I had to use my First-Aid knowledge for the first time since I qualified 16 years ago.
My DP and I found a man collapsed at a car boot and no one had noticed. His wife didnt speak any english (Italian) and was panicking. He was foaming at the mouth, turned blue, wasnt breathing and his heart had stopped. My first thought honestly was "Oh my God, I'm looking at my first corpse." Then I got DP to phone an ambulance whilst I preformed CPR. Chest compressions and the lot. Things were made worse by the fact he'd had a Tracheostomy. I was terrifed and realised I was woefully unprepared.
I mangaged to revive him- I honestly dont know how. Everything Id learnt had gone out of my mind- and someone else took over whilst my DP shaded the sun from his eyes and I tried to comfort his wife.
We've since found out that he died on the way to the hospital. All I can think now is that I need to go on a refresher course to be more prepared next time.
And I wanted to urge everyone to take a free St. Johns Ambulance course because you really never know when you might need it.
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.
General health
First Aid.
2 replies
ReebleBeeble · 29/08/2011 19:49
OP posts:
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.