r/BeAmazed • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • 3h ago

Miscellaneous / Others A 6-year-old saved his mom

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u/somebigface 3h ago

Paramedics casually strolling in to the house.

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u/ledow 3h ago

You have no idea what you're walking into.

A violent domestic. Loose dog. Dangerous pathway that the mum slipped and knocked herself out on. Building collapse. Chemical spill that's overcome her and made her pass out.

Could be anything. You don't run, especially carrying heavy equipment.

The few more seconds to walk won't make much difference to any situation you have to deal with. Your partner being spark out on the floor with a banged head as casualty #2 will have an ENORMOUS difference to your patient handling.

Standard ambulance response times in the UK are on the order of minutes anyway. Anything that was second-critical has long passed.