The funny thing with saving lives, or protecting or rescuing folks is it never really seems heroic when you do it...you just do it. Then later, for me anyway...there's this weird peace that comes from knowing you were just in the right place at the right time.
Over the years I have pulled 7 drowning kids out of different waterways...creeks, pools, beaches and even a theme park waterslide that was jam packed with literally thousands of people. I found it weird that no-one saw that little guy go in...there were two lifegaurds on duty about 4m away from him, kids rotating through the slides and parents waiting everywhere, but no-one saw it. His parents were no-where to be seen and he didn't speak English. Once the lifegaurds checked him over he bolted off into the crowd. It was the oddest thing. I saw him later the same day, back with his family wandering around and he smiled and waved at me. I was struck by the thought his parents had no idea what had happened.
Nope never got to...I have a first responder license so I am required to stop at accidents but have only administered 1st aid, nothing real major. The biggest thing I did was check someone for concussion then the ambulence got there and took over. It's good to have the knowledge though.
'The funny thing with saving lives, or protecting or rescuing folks is it never really seems heroic when you do it...you just do it. Then later, for me anyway...there's this weird peace that comes from knowing you were just in the right place at the right time'
It's true. I was lucky enough to be in the right place twice in two days in 2001. The first one was a 10-12 year old girl who was going downstream in a river and heading towards a waterfall. Only a small waterfall, but big enough to cause damage! Dragged her out and took her back to her parents who had'nt even noticed that she was missing!
Next day a friend of mine got accidentally set on fire at a beach party, burning from hips to head. Dived on her and put her out. Strange thing is that I don't remember it at all. I was told about that one about 2 weeks after the event just after visiting her in hospital. She made a full recovery.
Hope all is well with everyone.
Best wishes.
Bye for now.
Chris.
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"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." -- Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989"
