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Originally Posted by look 171
Went to dinner at Soup Plantation (chain restaurant, salad buffet) this evening. An old lady waiting in line two person in front of me fainted. I pitched my plate to try and catch her fall. I couldn't get her in time because she was just a tiny bit too far, but I did break her fall with my leg so she did not hit her head. This dumb ass 30 something year old man (if he can be called that?) just went around her to get his food and walked away. I held her head up off the ground as I try to look for help. The only other person that come to my aide was the girl busting tables. Everyone just stood there and watched or worst, walked around her to get their food. Her family, sister also an old lady, came and we walked her over to a seat. She started to faint again. This time, I got her and decided its best to allow her to lay on the ground slowly. I felt that she needed to not be up right but had her head on my lap. What's fooking sad was many of the young men were just looking on I had to yell at them to call 911 (thankfully others already did). I was struggling with her because she was heavy and I just don't know how to get at the dead weight without hurting her. A nurse finally came to help. One thing I did notice was no one was filming come to think of it now. I would have been pissed. What the hell happened to us?
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Good for you, you did what you could and responded quickly! Unfortunately, what you experienced, seems to be typical of today's society. One thing to remember in a fainting situation, "If the face is red, raise the head. If the face is pail, raise the tail". Usually "raising the tail" only involves raising the feet a bit. An old saying from first aid class!