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| Puddle Runner ![]() | I had a memorable evening. It was about 1920 hrs, as I was coming back from Wal-Mart on the newly-washed and lubed Gixxer1000. I turned on a street leading to my neighbourhood. This street has quadplex housing on each side, and always kids playing around in random places.. but since it leads onto a main road, there are usually cars on it, 30mph speed limit. On my way to the store, I had seen the set of kids playing basketball near the house door, unsupervised. Safe place, but still.. without supervision. Anyway, on the way back, I was right behind a gray car, scanning the road as always.. and a dog was chasing a child. The child ran into the street without looking.. and my memory recalls it vividly every time. The car struck the 4-year old child.. I saw it hit him -- run over him, and he rolled after it hit him with the back tire. I immediately jerked my bike to the side of the road.. jumped off, put my helmet and gloves on the ground next to it.. and yelled to a man who came out of his house: "CALL 911, NOW." I ran over to where the boy had been hit, and one of his friends [also as young] picked him up, almost in a bearhug position, and was carrying him to the side of the road. I yelled at the kid to STOP and hand him to me. With the fear of a neck injury, moving him was the last thing that should have been done! I lifted his jaw and opened his throat. He was in complete respiratory arrest and had no pulse.. so I blew two rescue breaths into him... nothing.. then began a cycle of 15 compressions. At that time, I felt like panicking because it seemed like I was doing CPR on a dead little kid. I heard the most beautiful thing.. as he came back to life and I heard him struggle to breathe. I turned his entire body a little to the side, because there was blood in his mouth. Nice stable pulse, but breaths only every 25-30 seconds or so. EMS arrived a few minutes later. Broken left femur, huge head wound [closed.. probably bleeding inside of his head]. He lost consciousness again in the ambulance, and they gave him a few drugs to stop him from breathing, so they could breathe for him.. then they airlifted him in the helicopter. I have yet to get his status, but since I am friends with one of the responding firefighter/paramedics, I'm going to do everything I can to see how he is doing. This was encouraged on another thread months earlier.. bikers, TAKE A CPR/First Aid/BCLS class. Being on the open road more than other motorists [and not trapped in a cage], you see a LOT more, and you will find yourself one day in a critical situation that calls for you to render your best aid. This was my first, and I still get chills every time I think about those images.. I never want to experience it again. Ride on wind! |
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| Muscle Biker ![]() | How are you dealing with the situation? Do you have someone to talk to? Even you could suffer some form of post-trauma stress from such a situation. Take care of yourself!
__________________ ![]() ![]() There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400 |
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| Puddle Runner ![]() | I've been dealing with it okay.. but I would feel a little bit better to know that he was still alive and going to be fine. I've talked to quite a few people about it already.. but I think I'll be okay, because no one is in a worse situation right now than the little boy.. and the fact that I am confident I handled the situation completely properly. I don't think I would have changed a thing about my reaction. That's more than I can say for most situations. Usually I sit around for a day or two thinking of how things could have been different.. but not in this case, for some reason...
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| U.B's LoveChild ![]() Joined: Aug 2004
Bike: 2004 GSX-R600 (Blue/White)
Location: ALABAMA
Posts: 1,113
| It's people like you who make this world worth living in & you should be commended for such a noble deed. I'm sure the parents of the injured are more than thankful! I too believe that a course in CPR is necessary not just for bikers but for all. Sure hope he makes it.
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| Muscle Biker ![]() | Dre, even if the boy doesn't pull through, you gave him the chance. If you weren't there, he would have died on the street. As soon as the EMTs arrived, it was out of your hands. I know doctors who claim that they sometimes have the feeling that they are just there to write the bill - it is God who does the healing.
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| No Significant Other ![]() | OUTSTANDING... WAY TO GO !!! You gave him a good chance. I've had training but that definitely remind's me to get a refresher coarse. Tou did two valuable services in 24 hours - SAVED a life and Increased public safety and awareness. Thank YOU, paul |
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| Et cetera ad nauseum ![]() Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
Posts: 18,312
| That's awesome, bud. Just when I think you're the stupidest member of our forum you do something like that AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!! Just kidding, of course.
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| U.B's LoveChild ![]() | That's great man. Please keep us up to date and the prayers will go out to the boy and his family.
__________________ My Babies... uhh... err... bikes "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." ~ Henny Youngman "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." ~ Benjamin Franklin |
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| Sprocket Pilot ![]() Joined: Nov 2005
Bike: 2006 C50 Silver and Gray
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 851
| Good Job! You did an awesome thing.
__________________ 2006 C50 Silver and gray, Cobra Tall Sissy Bar, K&N Air filter, Suzuki bags, Custom Driver's Back Rest, Memphis Fats 19" windshield with lowers, added a 2nd horn, Power Commander PC3 USB, and Cobra Freeway bars. Mitch |
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| M-J Member of the Month! ![]() Joined: Oct 2005
Bike: 2005 HAMMER
Location: SOCAL %%%%%ES
Posts: 3,031
| YOU da MAN!
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| Clutch Cadet ![]() Joined: Mar 2006
Bike: 2008 Black/Silver GSX650F. 2005 Black M50 with blue ghost flames.
Location: West Melbourne, FL
Posts: 917
| Excellent job Dre! While we are all praying for the best of outcomes, your reactions and instincts were 100% correct, and without you, that boy would not have had any chance. Another important lesson here is that someone needs to take the direct authority of the situation until the medical professionals arrive. Instructing not to move the boy, looking at someone directly and order them to call 911, and beginning appropriate rescue measures is imperative. You should be proud of your training and subsequent response, and thank you for increasing the awareness of this forums' members.
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