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Originally Posted by steveo12345
Anyone here save a human life? I did once and after it was all over I seriously have no idea how I was able to physically pull it off. You never know how you will react in a life or death situation until it happens. Then you don't even think about what you are doing you just act on instinct.
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It is truly incredible what one can accomplish when there are no other options.
Rescued a lot of dogs and cats, older dog I have now was not supposed to make it because of parasites. He is looking good 4 years later though.
One time when I was a resident I got drug in to assist on an emergency surgery. Was at the hospital on a Saturday for some free food, because, they don't pay residents much. Almost out the door when one of the Filipina OR nurses sees me and says, "Hey, Doogie Howser, come with me." They called me that because I looked young. Go to the OR and there is this guy wearing street clothes with both hands inside this young woman's belly. They gown and glove me right quick, and he tells me to grab the bleeder. Belly full of blood, what bleeder? Feel my fingers, when I let it go, you will feel it pumping, pinch it until I get back. I am standing there, for what seems like forever before he comes back. Suctioned it, tied off the ruptured ectopic pregnancy, et voila, turns out she is not going to bleed to death. Amazing that you can lose that volume of blood and survive.
My better half has a knack for being first on scene to some pretty horrible stuff. Works out okay though, because she is just exactly who you are after when you have someone trying to die on you. Knows just what needs to be done and does it, quickly. Just as cool as the other side of the pillow when everyone else has their hair on fire, really uncanny thing to see.