Just sharing a moment

[boobieman]

While picking up my wife a little over a 1 hour ago in Brooklyn, she was walking from the bus and a homeless man with a cart was in front of her. He just collapsed. Cart and all. She called me over and we called 911. I just thought he was drunk or something. A few minutes later a fire truck comes. They check for a pulse and no luck. I was sort of shocked. They start CPR. Next they hook up the portable paddles and gave him a shock. Still nothing. Ambulance pulls up and they start working on him. They loaded him onto the ambulance and off they went.

I was just shocked over the fact that 2 minutes ago he was sort of breathing, or at least looking like he was breathing, and then bang..nothing. Just the life was gone from him. Right in front of us. It sort of chilled me. One minute you are their and the next GONE.

Wonder if others have moments like this. Watching life just disappear. I watching my brother die, but was not their when he actually went.

Also the firemen and EMT were doing their job and no reaction, no shock, I guess that is just part of their job.

Just sharing a moment....SeeYA

[Chigworthy]

Seeing death in real life is pretty shocking. We are so saturated with fake hollywood death that the real thing has become somewhat removed from our everyday lives, which makes difficult to deal with.

[Devo37]

i saw a guy get hit by a car once. actually, i think he was trying to kill himself, cuz he got hit by the only car within blocks coming down Queens Blvd (which is 4 lanes each way).

he ended up with his legs on the hood of the car and his torso through the windshield. when the paramedics eventually came and lifted him off the car, his legs were floopping around like rubberbands and a whole gut-full of blood started gushing out of him.

after the ambulance left, i saw that the crash had literally knocked him out of shoes, which were left in the middle of the street.

pretty sure that guy didn't make it.

[Gmann]

Also the firemen and EMT were doing their job and no reaction, no shock, I guess that is just part of their job


Friend of mine is an EMT. Told me when he 1st started on the job he was always doing the sign of the cross when ever he'd come across a body. Now, 9yrs later he says he looks at them with $$ in his eyes cause it means OT sometimes.

[weekapaugjz]

Also the firemen and EMT were doing their job and no reaction, no shock, I guess that is just part of their job.

you can't imagine the stories firemen/EMT have.

[boobieman]

I know firemen and EMT's must see the worst of the worst. And I understand that after a while, you just roll with it. I guess you would have to otherwise they would go and curl up into a ball and just cry..heck i would.

Just wonder if the guy made it. Would there be anyway to find out. My wife said last night when ever she walks past that spot she will be thinking about it.

Life is just weird sometimes. Just hope the guy has a family..someone to morn him or think about him.

SSSEYYAYAAAa

[TjM]

I watched both parents and an aunt in their last moments. Not fun

[CountryBob]

Was riding in a car with my parents and baby sister and we were in the left turn lane at a redlight. There was a car in front of us and it was crossing the oncoming lanes of traffic once we had the green arrow. The vehicles were stopping (since they had a red light now) on the oncoming side but a Bronco 2 decided to run the light. He hit the intersection probably doing 50 and T-Boned the car in front of us. It was like a bomb went off and the car flipped 2 times. One person was thrown from the car and actually hit our car (we didnt know until we got out and saw the body - of course she was dead and she only had 1 show on (must be a common thing when getting hit). The driver was slumped over the wheel dead from a broken neck and even their dog died.

Anyway, we were just 1 vehicle away from that being us - and I remember my dad fighting for position on the road with the driver of that ill-fated car just a mile before. If Dad hadnt of submissed - it would have been us. Kinda makes you think.....

[nate1000]

Ur dad's a fag.


And apparently a loser.

[jennysmurf]

Ur dad's a fag.


And apparently a loser.

Dude. Not cool.:nono:

[nate1000]

Dude. Not cool.:nono:

come on. it's a joke. :wallbash:

[jennysmurf]

come on. it's a joke. :wallbash:

Yeah, I know. Just didn't seem appropriate.

[Furtherman]

come on. it's a joke. :wallbash:

A lame one, at that.

[lleeder]

Don't try to be nice to that bum and buy him soup cause the same things gonna happen again tomorrow.

[RhinoinMN]

you can't imagine the stories firemen/EMT have.

Horrific stuff.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Horrific stuff.

Agreed. I had to do a video interview project senior year in HS, so we went to interview EMTs. We had no fucking idea what we were getting into. the topper was the EMT who had to watch her own son get cut out of a car post-DUI incident. (Someone else hitting him I THINK, but he coulda been the drunk one. details are hazy)

[opie's twisted balls]

I've watched five people die and its a very difficult experience to fully describe. One was my Dad and needless to say there was a ton of grief but also a sense of peace because his suffering was over. Another was a complete stranger who suffered a massive brain injury in an MVC and I watched her do the funky chicken till she passed. The other thee were under my care and those had the greatest short term emotional impact. Despite our best efforts they still succumbed....that leaves you feeling very guilty, doubtful of your skills and numb.