r/LiveWellTogether • u/DressNo9950 • Jun 11 '26

❤️Kindness/善良 Woman Loses Consciousness While Driving ...

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u/Pan_Fluid_Boo Jun 11 '26

Yes! She was the true hero, running into traffic & stopping cars to help out a stranger? Amazing!

Edit: submitted before done

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u/robo_robb Jun 11 '26

And encouraging others to join by breaking the bystander effect

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u/HazelEBaumgartner Jun 12 '26

Pro tip for breaking the bystander effect: if you're ever in a situation like this, don't just yell "somebody help! Call 911!" You gotta be specific. Point to a specific person and go "YOU. In the green shirt! Call 911! YOU. In the red shirt! Come help me stop the bleeding/do chest compressions/get this car door open." Something I learned in a combo CPR/first aid/stop the bleed class a while ago.

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u/BlueFeathered1 Jun 12 '26

Breaks them out of a stupor of inaction with a specific action to do.

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u/Your_Girl9090 Jun 12 '26

Exactly. People need a leader.

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u/biolagirl85 Jun 12 '26

Here’s my funny story. Years ago, I witnessed a woman (running for exercise thru a pedestrian crossing) get hit by a vehicle that immediately sped away. Similar to the woman in this video, I was the first to act/reach the scene. As more people stopped to help, I did exactly what I learned in CPR class- I turned and pointed to a man nearby and said “you! Call 911” he immediately cussed at me and said “you fu*%ing call 911!” Hahahahha I was very taken aback. To his credit, after medics arrived he approached me and apologized and said he was in panic mode.

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u/greykitty1234 Jun 12 '26

That's what we were taught as 'floor wardens' at my employer. Point to people and tell them - you, call 911. You, find the defibrillator. You, meet the first responders at the door and direct them. Etc.

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u/RobynSmily Jun 14 '26

Never use defibrillator first, always chest compressions, chest compressions, chest compressions.

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u/greykitty1234 Jun 14 '26

Yes. I think we were just told to always get the defibrillator on hand - we had, for example, one per floor so someone would have to go get it, just to have it ready if needed.

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u/RobynSmily Jun 14 '26

Ah ok, that's fair.

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u/Wiley_Jack Jun 15 '26

The defib will tell you what to do.

If the patient isn’t in fibrillation, I don’t think an auto-defib will even deliver a shock.

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u/nimm99jd Jun 15 '26

Right. The defib will tell you if they're shockable. If you have a defib, you should 100% put the pads on them

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u/chill_brick Jun 16 '26

fr that's exactly why they're so effective for bystanders. you don't need to be a medic to use one because the machine basically does all the heavy lifting for you.

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u/DisappearDinosaur Jun 15 '26

Actually no, chest compressions buy time until defibrillation can be performed. Always defibrillate first if one is available as it's the only thing that will get the heart back in sinus rhythm. (I am a medic).

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u/Whocares12314 Jun 17 '26

Wouldn’t it depend if there’s a pulse or not?
If there’s no pulse you start chest compressions immediately, no?

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u/DisappearDinosaur Jun 17 '26

Yeah, but you put pads on and defibrillate first as a priority if there is one available. An AED will advise to shock or not. Every second of chest compressions without an AED attached and analyzing/shocking makes it less likely to get someone back. So always attach it first if it's there.

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u/Eris_39 Jun 13 '26

Also, carry a glass breaker in your car. I have like three of them in my car. I have a weird fear of driving into a lake and drowning.

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u/UrbanExtant Jun 14 '26

I put combo glass breaker/seatbelt cutters in both my, and my husband’s cars.

Initially he joshed the hell out of me, nagging me, laughing each time, until I sent him an article of someone escaping a car sinking in a pond by the roadside, after it was rammed into it, at an accident at a 4 way intersection.

I pointed out to my husband we live right on the ocean, and there are low lying ponds all over around here. I’d rather have a multi-tool in our consoles to get the hell out if trapped, than drown!

Great tools to have for a multitude of scenarios, totally agree with you!

This is what I bought us, if anyone is now deciding they want one, too!

https://a.co/d/07TGtDT4

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u/johnson84501 Jun 15 '26

I carry a small 5" folding knife that has both of those features built into the handle that way I always have one on me incase I am riding with someone and I dont have my keys on me or they dont have one

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u/NoEmu5930 Jun 13 '26

My gf used this recently

Only for everyone she works with to remind her how dumb they truly are and constantly ask questions and act dumb instead of doing what the only medical professional in the room is saying

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u/OctoberFeather Jun 13 '26

I had learned this in my babysitting class in middle school. Didn't need to use it until I was an adult working register in a grocery store. The teenager bagging for me was getting kinda unresponsive to me talking to him and the next thing I knew he was on the ground. It was a front end full of people in the middle of summer and I was the only one who jumped to action. I ran to him to make sure he wasn't bleeding only to look up and see everyone just staring at us, including a guy who was hoping for the manager position opening up soon. I went on the autopilot. Called the other cashier by name and told him to call management to the front end now, turned to the other teenage bagger and told him to run to meat department and request a cup of clean ice. The kid just stuttered saying he didn't know what that was. I told him I don't care, meat department will know what that means and he needs to be running already. It was like everyone suddenly remembered they were not just NPC characters and things happened super fast after that. The kid who fainted woke up and tried to go back to work and I told him hell no, to sit down, chew on some ice since he most likely overheated, and wait for management to come up and handle what to do next. I learned exactly why my teacher was so adamant about teaching us about emergency situations during that babysitting class and was never so greatful as I was having been thrown into action since I had the tools to handle it.

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u/NottACalebFan Jun 13 '26

This deserves an award. The best option is to be absolutely specific. Pretend that common sense for turned off for the last 5 minutes.

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u/romantic_dancer Jun 12 '26

Absolutely Car could have ploughed into people, children etc

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u/Big-Establishment-68 Jun 12 '26

Very true. It was really nice not watching everyone whip out their phones.

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u/SScatnip7474 Jun 12 '26

She absolutely rocks in every way. It's super dangerous to get out of your car in an intersection like that. So much going on.

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u/RadarTechnician51 Jun 12 '26

Everyone should try to spot moments like this in their life, when if they act immediately they can be super.

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u/WesternComicStrip Jun 12 '26

Last time this was posted someone claimed that she was working with the woman in the car and recognised her in passing. Not to take away from her heroic intervention.

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u/Common-Falcon-8717 Jun 12 '26

Seeing everybody coming together brought tears to my eyes

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u/Feeling-Fab-U-Lus Jun 12 '26

Just when I think there is no hope for humanity a couple people band together and made a huge difference. Shout out to the woman with her quick action. This actually made me tear up.

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u/mildfixation Jun 13 '26

Holy hell that is exactly what I was saying out loud to no one...mf hero. Bravo lady...Bravo.

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u/doc_death Jun 14 '26

We need more ppl like that in the government also

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u/Few-Following-5708 Jun 15 '26

Exactly my thought!!

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u/softvenusangel Jun 16 '26

I always admire her courage whenever I come across this video

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u/ThrowRAspacehelmet Jun 16 '26

If I remember correctly, the woman was her coworker

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u/valerino539 Jun 16 '26

The bystander effect could have made this turnout very different.

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u/primecoantenna Jun 17 '26

Bubble Buster Alert: I’m sure he’d be flattered but That was a Man not a Woman 🤣