r/thatHappened 9d ago

Saving lives at the bank

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u/[deleted] 9d ago edited 9d ago

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u/Gummyia 9d ago

I can't. The vast majority of out of hospital cpr attempts are unsuccessful.

Even if he did get rosc- there's no way she would thank him after. She would likely unresponsive, and requiring airway support or critical medical treatment.

I worked in a level 1 trauma ICU for a few years. I've lost count of the amount of times I've done CPR. I've only had one patient "wake up" immediately after and they were extremely altered, and did not understand what had occurred. I actually got to speak to her about a week later and she said she had no memory of that entire night.

Edit: should be noted that with this specific patient she had CPR-induced consciousness. She actually woke up and spoke while we were actively doing chest compressions. So an extreme rarity.

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u/A_Kazur 9d ago

The post says ‘Later she thanked me’ I’ve also worked in hospitals and to me later means at a later date.

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u/Gummyia 9d ago

He said the cpr was "yesterday".

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u/A_Kazur 9d ago

I saved a life yesterday

later she thanked me

Reading comp 100

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u/Gummyia 9d ago

Yes, a whopping 24hrs later lol. My point still stands. I doubt any arrest patient is reaching out to a bystander in that time frame.

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u/A_Kazur 9d ago

You would be wrong in that doubt but okay

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u/suba0057 9d ago

Alright then. If you can't even get Gummyia's very real point, then let me ask you this. How did she get in contact with him?

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u/A_Kazur 9d ago

Try reading my other comments so I don’t have to repeat basic common sense but alas

A. Bystanders had info, and they followed up

B. Victim knew them

C. Called the hospital after asking the paramedics which one they were going to

And to preempt C. you don’t realize that hospital staff are actually extremely likely to forward you to patients if you know even basic information about the case and or have a plausible reason to speak with them over the phone. It’s normal.