[unclebilly]

In July, I was on a walk at Amphetrite Point near Ucluelet, BC with my 3 year old boy. On the trail, I came across a hysteric lady lamenting how they were going to get an ambulance down there... I asked her what they needed an ambulance for and she tod me that her husband broke fell off a rock and broke his ankle. I found out where this happened and ran over there.

I have EMR training but not the certification (the training is the same for AFA level2 here in Alberta which is basically a work place medic).

I provided first response care for this guy who had the bottom of his tibia sticking out the side of his ankle and his foot hanging on... I had no jump kit soreally all i could do was keep him warm, gather past history and assess vitals. When the ambulance finally arrived (about 30 minutes), I assisted with the air splints and got him onto the scoop and onto the stretcher and into the bus. I gave him my jacket to keep warm (shock).

Anyway, a mystery package arrived at work last week. It was my jacket and a Thank You card. He is expected to make a full recovery in a few months.

Crappy things can happen in remote places, not every town has a hospital, and you have 4 minutes to get air into the blood stream or you risk permanent brain damage. I couldn't imagine not jumping in to assist in a car accident or other incident involving injuries.