i might have saved a life today

[Guest guest]

Wow - that's incredible and I'm so proud of you and so glad you were there

today for that man. I was an EMT for 8 years and it sounds to me like you

might have saved a life today too!!! {{{{HUGS}}}} to you for caring!!

Love, prayers and heart hugs...

Debbie (Dawsonville, GA) - Wife to Siggy; Mom to Evan (9/7/98) ToF, repair

surgery on 2/11/99, PA, RBBB, Asthma, Autism, sensory/language delays, etc.,

and , born 4/13/02....another miracle baby! And, of course, my three

angel babies (10/16/95; 4/26/96; 10/5/00) who I will meet when God says it's

time.

[Guest guest]

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Amazing tale and what a thoroughly decent person you are. Many would not

have bothered.

Salli

[Guest guest]

this afternoon, i was picking up some meds from the pharmacy drive thru window.

as i was turning to leave the parking lot, i saw an old man fall flat on his

face onto the sidewalk. it was as if he was a domino or something. very strange.

so i got out, checked to see if he was alive and ran in to the pharmacy to tell

someone to call the ambulance. i came back out and tried to talk to him, but he

didn't respond, altho he was breathing and his eyes were open. then i remembered

i had a blanket in the car, so i ran and got that and covered him up. it was

probably 10 degrees and that concrete must have been freezing. he had had a

ballcap on his head which cameoff when he fell, so his face was laying on that.

that was a good thing, since his face wasn't directly on the pavement, but it

was also a bad thing, cause his face was bleeding quite badly and it was pooling

all up in his hat and he was starting to choke.

by that point, there were a few other people out there with us, but still no

emergency people. i was quite worried that he was gonna drown in his own blood,

so i tried to free it from his face without moving his head too much. i actually

had my hand in this stranger's blood, scooping it away from his face. it was

very scary because he was still bleeding and i could feel that it was clotting

like crazy. finally some EMT folks got there and they turned his head a bit to

get it away from the blood. it was at this point that he started to respond, but

he was very disoriented. he wasn't really talking, but he was trying to get up.

then someone got his wallet out and found out who he was and how old he was

(almost 85). meanwhile, another woman suggested i go wash my hands. funny it

never occurred to me that it might not be safe.

so i went and washed my hands and came back and parked my car, which was still

running. trev was sleeping, so i just left the heat on for him and went back to

the man. then FINALLY the ambulance got there. i'd have to say it was about 10

minutes from the time he fell. then, as they were getting ready to put him on

the stretcher, a woman came running out of one of the neighboring stores.

someone asked if that was her husband and she said yes. of course, she started

freaking out, cause he was still laying on the ground and still bleeding and

there was LOTS of blood. so i started comforting her and told her i was there

form the beginning and i had put the blanket on him and the blood was coming

from his nose, which was obviously broken. she thanked me very much and told me

she'd get the blanket back to me when she got it washed, but i told her not to

worry about it. then they got the man up on the stretcher and his arm seemed

quite limp, so that was probably broken too. so they put him in the ambulance

and the lady said she was ok to follow behind and they left. i hung around for a

couple more minutes with the cop that came and then i left as well. i'd say it

took about 20 minutes altogether. i'm thinking maybe i could call the hospital

and check on him. do you think that would be ok? it just made me so concerned

for them. my grandparents are old and fall down all the time too and i'd like to

think that someone would help them if that were to happen instead of just

leaving it for someone else to deal with, you know?

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

, You are definitely a heroine! Yes, I think it would be fine to

call the hospital to find out about him. I'll bet the wife would

like to give you a BIG hug! Here's one for you! ((((()))))

[Guest guest]

> Wow - that's incredible and I'm so proud of you and so glad you were there

today for that man. I was an EMT for 8 years and it sounds to me like you might

have saved a life today too!!! {{{{HUGS}}}} to you for caring!!

Love, prayers and heart hugs...

Debbie <

thanks SO much debbie. i haven't read your intro yet, but welcome

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

> , You are definitely a heroine! Yes, I think it would be fine to call the

hospital to find out about him. I'll bet the wife would like to give you a BIG

hug! Here's one for you! ((((())))) <

thanks leggs. i will call in a few

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

Yay for you . Sounds like you did very well. I'm sure the

chance that you were exposed to disease is very low. Everyone thinks

about AIDs and blood, but really there is hepatitis and other blood

borne diseases out there. Its a good idea for anyone to have a first

aid course just for instances like this. Anyone with kids its

IMPERATIVE. And congrats on Trev going to school!

> this afternoon, i was picking up some meds from the pharmacy drive

thru window. as i was turning to leave the parking lot, i saw an old

man fall flat on his face onto the sidewalk. it was as if he was a

domino or something. very strange. so i got out, checked to see if he

was alive and ran in to the pharmacy to tell someone to call the

ambulance. i came back out and tried to talk to him, but he didn't

respond, altho he was breathing and his eyes were open. then i

remembered i had a blanket in the car, so i ran and got that and

covered him up. it was probably 10 degrees and that concrete must

have been freezing. he had had a ballcap on his head which cameoff

when he fell, so his face was laying on that. that was a good thing,

since his face wasn't directly on the pavement, but it was also a bad

thing, cause his face was bleeding quite badly and it was pooling all

up in his hat and he was starting to choke.

> by that point, there were a few other people out there with us, but

still no emergency people. i was quite worried that he was gonna

drown in his own blood, so i tried to free it from his face without

moving his head too much. i actually had my hand in this stranger's

blood, scooping it away from his face. it was very scary because he

was still bleeding and i could feel that it was clotting like crazy.

finally some EMT folks got there and they turned his head a bit to

get it away from the blood. it was at this point that he started to

respond, but he was very disoriented. he wasn't really talking, but

he was trying to get up. then someone got his wallet out and found

out who he was and how old he was (almost 85). meanwhile, another

woman suggested i go wash my hands. funny it never occurred to me

that it might not be safe.

> so i went and washed my hands and came back and parked my car,

which was still running. trev was sleeping, so i just left the heat

on for him and went back to the man. then FINALLY the ambulance got

there. i'd have to say it was about 10 minutes from the time he fell.

then, as they were getting ready to put him on the stretcher, a woman

came running out of one of the neighboring stores. someone asked if

that was her husband and she said yes. of course, she started

freaking out, cause he was still laying on the ground and still

bleeding and there was LOTS of blood. so i started comforting her and

told her i was there form the beginning and i had put the blanket on

him and the blood was coming from his nose, which was obviously

broken. she thanked me very much and told me she'd get the blanket

back to me when she got it washed, but i told her not to worry about

it. then they got the man up on the stretcher and his arm seemed

quite limp, so that was probably broken too. so they put him in the

ambulance and the lady said she was ok to follow behind and they

left. i hung around for a couple more minutes with the cop that came

and then i left as well. i'd say it took about 20 minutes altogether.

i'm thinking maybe i could call the hospital and check on him. do you

think that would be ok? it just made me so concerned for them. my

grandparents are old and fall down all the time too and i'd like to

think that someone would help them if that were to happen instead of

just leaving it for someone else to deal with, you know?

>

>

>

> " Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " -

Mr.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Wow, you never know when you're going to get an opportunity to touch

someone's life. This man was lucky you were there.

Way to be a good samaritan!

i might have saved a life today

> this afternoon, i was picking up some meds from the pharmacy drive thru

window. as i was turning to leave the parking lot, i saw an old man fall

flat on his face onto the sidewalk. it was as if he was a domino or

something. very strange. so i got out, checked to see if he was alive and

ran in to the pharmacy to tell someone to call the ambulance. i came back

out and tried to talk to him, but he didn't respond, altho he was breathing

and his eyes were open. then i remembered i had a blanket in the car, so i

ran and got that and covered him up. it was probably 10 degrees and that

concrete must have been freezing. he had had a ballcap on his head which

cameoff when he fell, so his face was laying on that. that was a good thing,

since his face wasn't directly on the pavement, but it was also a bad thing,

cause his face was bleeding quite badly and it was pooling all up in his hat

and he was starting to choke.

[Guest guest]

A true heroine. Call the hospital, his wife will be glad to hear from you again.

debbi

[Guest guest]

>Wow, you never know when you're going to get an opportunity to touch someone's

life. This man was lucky you were there.

Way to be a good samaritan!

<

thanks, i try

honestly, i'm proud of myself, but at the same time i feel like it's nothing

special. i mean, people should help each other if they can, right?

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

> Yay for you . Sounds like you did very well. I'm sure the

chance that you were exposed to disease is very low. Everyone thinks about AIDs

and blood, but really there is hepatitis and other blood borne diseases out

there. <

yeah, it never even crossed my mind. guess i wouldn't make it long as a dr, huh?

> Its a good idea for anyone to have a first aid course just for instances like

this. Anyone with kids its IMPERATIVE. <

i've never had one, but now i think i definitely will. it makes me feel really

good to be able to help. hell, i say bless you to strangers when they sneeze!

> And congrats on Trev going to school!

<

thanks :-D

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

> A true heroine. Call the hospital, his wife will be glad to hear from you

again.

debbi <

:-D

i called around 7 and he was still with the docs in the ER. i'll call again

tomorrow. i'm sure he'll be admitted.

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

Wow ! I think you saved a life too. So many people

would have done nothing. You should call the hospital,

I'm sure his wife would appreciate your concern.

Tuna

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

i'm thinking maybe i could call the hospital and

check on him. do you think that would be ok? it just

made me so concerned for them. my grandparents are old

and fall down all the time too and i'd like to think

that someone would help them if that were to happen

instead of just leaving it for someone else to deal

with, you know?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

=====

You can learn many things from children.

How much patience you have, for instance.

- lin P.

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[Guest guest]

- you were that man's guardian angel today. You really need to

go and follow up on this. You did something really wonderful and it

would be good for you to see it through too I think. They probably

really want to know who you are.

I wouldn't worry too much about getting your hands bloody, in general

the skin is a remarkable barrier.

Thank God you were there!

~ Karin

[Guest guest]

I think if you called to check up on him the wife would be very pleased. I

think you did a wonderful thing going to his aid, !

Sue

[Guest guest]

, you are such a sweetheart. I love how you reach out to help

others. I would think that it would be nice to make sure that they

are okay. I would want someone to do that for my folks or

grandfolks. Two thumbs up . I'm proud of you. :-)

[Guest guest]

> , you are such a sweetheart. I love how you reach out to help others. I

would think that it would be nice to make sure that they

are okay. I would want someone to do that for my folks or

grandfolks. Two thumbs up . I'm proud of you. :-)

<

awww shucks, thanks :-D

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

holy shit gina! you really rose to the occassion - so many would have driven

away without even checking on him! i hope is alright. well done super gina!

michelle mg

[Guest guest]

I was just thinking about this and wondering if you had checked on him.

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Re: i might have saved a life today

I think if you called to check up on him the wife would be very pleased. I

think you did a wonderful thing going to his aid, !

Sue

[Guest guest]

Good girl, !

I have a lot of admiration for you. I can't honestly say I'd have done the

same. I just don't know.

Have you heard any news about him today?

Jacque