Well, what an eventful day today has been. Some lessons I've learned

The day started off pretty **** when we were told at work that one of our colleagues, a man in his mid thirties with four small children, had died from cancer.The day had been somewhat of a blur when I get a call from another colleague to ask me to take over, call an ambulance and keep an eye on the unconscious bloke that he'd just found up the road! Cut a long story short, it turned out that the bloke was a polish worker who was in dispute with his emplyer and had turned up for work somewhat worse for wear and had been sent home! He didn't get too far as he collapsed about 100 yards away from where he works.</p>

So, the lessons I've learned today are</p>

a) you never know what's around the corner so enjoy life while you can</p>

b) how kind people are. There were several people that stopped their cars and offered me their assistance whilst waiting for the ambulance to arrive</p>

c) I'm selfish - I was too worried about the bloke waking up and attacking me in his confusion ( I had an idea that he could have been drunk given that someone had seen him staggering around the streets earlier on) that I didn't make any attempt to rouse him. I saw that he was breathing, made sure he was in the recovery position, but that was it.</p>

 

Aslong as you're ok

'Tis the main thing

 

Not selfish cazi, more sensible than anything. Not only were you protecting yourself but you don't know what could have happened if you had moved him, these day's he could have tried suing you for moving him or something.

 

'aslong' new English word that?

 

Yep, look it up

In that big book with all the words in it

 

the bible? nt

 

That's the one!

Page 496 I believe.

 

RE: That's the one!

What beginning with A page 496, do you know your alphabet Johnaphene?

 

Page 496 is a photo of mary with her tits out.

 

it's a big book

Contains more than one language, if I remember correctly!

 

A bit like instructions for a fan. 47 page instruction book with english being page 32.

 

Erm...

I'll be back in 10 minutes

 

Does that come free with every season ticket? nt

 

wasn't mary about 12 or something?

 

You get a choice, either that or a free under 11 year old. Tommy Tyke took the under 11 option.

 

She told me she was 16, officer!

 

I now have a very strange image of Joseph being arrested and having is furniture building equipment seized as evidence.

 

I think you did all the right things. Unless you are well qualified paramedic or ambulance technician, it's not a good idea to move someone unless they're in danger of positional asphixia, or they have problems with their circulation/vital signs. As for him rousing in an aggressive state - it's a legitimate concern, and something less clued up people don't bother to protect themselves from (it's terrible - you want to trust everyone, but you'd blame yourself even more if you'd gotten hurt). At the end of the day, you looked after him until the professionals arrived, and believe it or not, there are less sympathetic people who would have walked past and turned a blind eye to an unconscious drunk guy.

 

That's a **** day as **** days go in anybody's Book....

The lesson A, is something to take note of, its a lesson everybody should be made to learn....

 

Thank you. That's made me feel much better.