Yup. And remember, folks, don't Heimlich someone that's coughing and gasping for air. If they're coughing and gasping _they can still breathe._ It's when they go quiet that you have an issue.
Nah, chest compressions are relatively safe unless you have an artificial heart valve or similar implants. Three compressions will hurt but probably won't be enough to cause pneumothorax or such.
Had an ex-cop as a youth leader at my church. He said the first thing you do if you come by someone who looks unconscious on the ground is always talk to them first, then talk louder, then nudge them, and then if that doesn’t work you get your knuckle and rub it against their collarbone towards the front of the neck (super uncomfortable so it’s gonna wake them up). Basically a bunch of stages to try and wake someone up before you start trying to save their life lol.
Yea in any first aid training you have steps to try and communicate. Speech- try talking to them, touch- try tapping their shoulders, you can also give them a gentle shake on the shoulders. Then finally pain, this could be pinching the ear lobes.
A paramedic did this to my mom once the thing was my mom was awake and conscious and sitting up. she was having an asthma attack and was out of the stuff for her at home treatment. But at that time I was a kid with no medical knowledge but felt like it was wrong. Now in med school myself realizing he must've been a rookie or something because he was in the wrong. That sternum rub caused her pain for a few days
Yeah I've had that happen before, I fell asleep at a community fair in a park and someone thought I was overdosing. Fortunately they shook my shoulder in an attempt to get me up before they started getting the Narcan out. I had to explain that I was fine, I was just running on 3 hours of sleep and dozed off when I went to lie down.
Oof, that would be terrible to be given narcan sober. You'd get to experience full withdrawal without ever being addicted. Ouch. Thank goodness they woke you up first!
@@WHiT3_SHAD0W I remember a case study where a sober person took naloxone and it blocked their own natural endorphin peptides. Maybe I'm thinking of naltrexone. You're right though, a typical overdose reversal dose wouldn't do much in a sober person, except maybe make them drowsy. Alas sometimes responders do overboard with the naloxone because they don't know how heavily someone is under. From everything I've heard about it, it's not exactly pleasant sober, but it beats full precipitated withdrawal. (Or if outside the US, where OTC use of codeine is legal, or if someone has a prescription for pain medication, if there are any opioids in the system, regardless of addiction, naloxone is a trip to hell; first responders should still always check first, narcan is the nuclear option).
I have narcolepsy and often take naps after eating or getting off work. I had someone call the fire department and paramedics knocked on my window ready to intervene. I told them about my condition and they understood, I'm glad they were responsive though. I believe the people thought I passed out.
For all those thinking he could have hurt the person, you didn't pay attention. He said he watches alot of those medical shows, so his thee compressions were, in reality, light caresses on his chest.
Wow 537 likes for something blatantly wrong🤣🤣the joke is that the guy was just a homeless guy sleeping and the fact that the guy trying to help watches a lot of medical shows is a joke about how people who watch those suddenly think they're a medical expert
@@lsdoncrackwubbalubbadubdub1387 Wow, 0 likes for the guy who can't figure out that no one in medical shows does CPR properly, so the guy 'assisting' didn't provide anything Talk about missing the joke. Did it hurt when they surgically removed your sense of humor?
Knew a guy who watched a kid having a CPR lesson. Kid looks over and sees a guy passed out. He starts doing CPR. Sleeping man wakes up and decks the kid in the face.
Sometimes you just find a comfy spot, got the police called on me because I was sleeping on my balcony, went right back to sleep but with a blanket over me so people would know it was on purpose.
Fell asleep in my truck in an Arby's parking lot after a terrible night shift-day shift swap, and I woke up to some police knocking on my window. Glad I was woken up to some calm officers and not to my window being shattered by some random person trying to "rescue me."
Yo had a similar thing happen but i was on a back road got to tired to keep driving pulled over took a nap 20 mins later officer roles up taps on my window said had several calls to check make sure i was still kicking
Oh man. I had only pulled over after leaving the freeway to give my eyes a break for a few *minutes* when someone started knocking on my door asking if I was alright. Kinda embarrassing and I felt bad for worrying the guy. I just needed a few minutes so my eyes would stop doing whatever it is that makes me see four lanes instead of two after an hour or so of constant driving.
@@brigidtheirish If you see 4 lanes after an hour of driving, please stop driving. That is so far from normal its also exceptionally dangerous for the rest of us. Please seek medical check at an optimist and maybe someone in neuro/brain specialization.
@@1014p Been to an optometrist and the only thing wrong is that sometimes go a bit cross-eyed when reading. Been to a neurologist, too, about my migraines. Still nothing. Thing is, I *have* to be able to drive because mass transit and services like Uber aren't an option where I live. Moving isn't a viable option, either. I've been managing pretty well. I know when my vision is about to go wonky and find a spot to pull over for a few minutes. Just need that few minutes to close my eyes and I'm good to go.
I was at a markets once and a guy had an epileptic fit, this crazy lady started trying to perform CPR on him. Reckoned she knew what she was doing because she's "seen them do it on Bondi Rescue." Kept saying "we have to clear his airway!" ...great way to lose fingers. Had to physically restrain her, and stop a heap of people from calling an ambulance. Trained and certed paramedic btw.
I’ve actually had to do CPR on someone like 3 days after I got the certification. I was walking out of Stater Bros and a guy was having a seizure and people were walking by him not caring. He stopped breathing and I couldn’t feel a pulse so I made some noise and some employees came out and I told them to call EMS. I started CPR and did it till EMS showed up to take over (no one there knew CPR except me so I couldn’t switch out with anyone). The paramedics used a defibrillator and got his heart beating again. He actually woke up fairly quickly after that and the paramedics were surprised at how quickly he woke up. So now I get discounts at Staters cause the manager was the one that called and the next time I came in there he asked my name cause he remembered me. Never saw the guy that had the seizure again and I hope he’s doing better
How hard is it to switch out with someone who doesn’t “know” CPR? Tell them to look at the position of your hands and arms, then help them keep pace. It’s not like you need a whole seminar on it.
@@KaiLucasZachary It could have you held legally responsible for their death if you instruct someone not trained in CPR to perform CPR. When I took my course they explicitly covered this, and said you may be performing CPR for 30 minutes or more, and it will probably be one of the most exhausting things youve ever had to do
@@wills.5762 Okee dokee. Gotta love a country where you get sued for saving someone’s life. Since you’re so smart, what happens when you get tired and can’t continue and the person dies? Letting them die is the better option than having someone else help? Super interesting. You won’t get sued for literally watching someone die but you will for helping try to save them. I guess it’s a good thing I stopped being a preschool teacher, because one of the main things **I** was taught is that in an emergency situation you should always scream for help from other nearby adults.
Almost 30 years ago, I stop at a convenience store to grab a drink and a dude does a face-plant off the gas pump. This guy lands on his back, with his mouth about halfway open and out like a light. A lady on the island heads in to get 911 called and a guy next to me starts screaming at me to start CPR. I'd had first aid training, so I'm assessing and the guy's breathing and check and he has a strong pulse. Guy beside me is still yelling about CPR and I have to tell him 3 times the guy on the ground doesn't need it. I'm pretty sure the guy who passed out would have ended up with some cracked ribs if I hadn't been there to stop the guy freaking out. Best part of the whole scenario was the guy who passed out was seriously P.O.ed that 911 was called because... "It happens all the time!" Okay, so WHY are you driving a car???
Nothing like unnecessary CPR to make things fun. If the CPR is bad enough we can even get some internal bleeding started! 😆 Though in all reality, giving uneeded CPR happens fairly frequently. I think it's because they're freaking out and don't know what else to do. They know someone needs to do something, anything, to help.
you basically need to drive to live in the us. i know more than one person ignoring potentially life-threatening medical issues because they are afraid of their doctor ratting them out to the dmv losing their license, being unable to go to work anymore, and winding up on the streets.
Interesting to note. The reason you check for a pulse is because chest compressions on a person with a pulse will quickly ensure that they won't when you're done.
@@ppleeatpple they used to, granted I was certified like 15 years ago (I really need to recert because I know some stuff has changed) and I was taught to check for pulse and breath before starting chest compressions.
Yeah most randoes don't know how to check for pulse, they think they do because of movies but they don't really. I've seen people freak out cuz their friend was dead when the friend was passed out but clearly breathing, because they couldn't find a pulse.
Once got a call for: An unconscious male on the sidewalk, patient has a purple blanket. I thought to myself "Blanket? He's probably just sleeping..." We get on scene and the dude wakes up, gets up and leaves. Turns out, he's just a homeless dude trying to catch some Zs. In my head I'm just thinking "freaking knew it..."
Ah yes, the random napper rescue call. Almost as much fun as the unconscious party in a vehicle call. There's nothing like getting woke from a dead sleep by a dozen first responders shouting, " Are you ok?!" to scare the living daylights out of you. If you aren't in cardiac arrest, that might scare you into it. Which is why I have a sign that says "Sleeping, not dead" in my vehicle.
I remember I watched lifeguards carry my friend out of the ocean when I was a kid. All he kept saying was “dude that was weird. I didn’t hear anyone calling me.” They thought he was caught in the undertow but nope 😂
This guy has the charisma and vibes to be a great actor. I think he'd be brilliant in drama just as much as comedy. I hope Hollywood {or alike} knocks on his door someday, or vise versa.
This is the reason why in MOST basic first aid/CPR training courses you’re supposed to pat the “potential patient” on the shoulder and ask “are you okay,” before pursuing such drastic measures as chest compressions. Assess the area first too as well.
I presume this is also why the advice for chest compressions is "If you're not breaking their ribcage, you're probably not doing the chest compressions hard enough." - as in, you want to be *sure* they're in trouble before you start them, because if you're doing chest compressions, they should still be in trouble - just less trouble than where they started if you hadn't helped.
In Boy Scouts about 15 years ago, I was taught to shake their foot, not their shoulder, because that's less frightening and you're out of arm's reach in case they freak out.
It's always the same person they get called for. He's not even homeless, just likes to sleep under the stars. This is the third time today his nap has been ruined.
SHAKE AND SHOUT!!! THIS IS WHY WE SHAKE AND SHOUT BEFORE CPR!!!! Edit: To everyone saying not to shake and shout, that's what they taught us for lifeguarding.
@@lauranolastnamegiven3385 Regulations for this change all the time and are not the same everywhere in the world (or even within the same country). Back when I trained though it was gently grab their shoulders and say "are you alright". No shaking because you don't know what other injuries they might have but still physical contact because even if they can't hear you if they're conscious they'll respond to you touching them.
This is why first aid class instructors always say to check for pulse and breathing before beginning CPR. The last thing you want is to wake a up a sleeping person by cracking their ribs.
Yeah most randoes don't know how to check for pulse, they think they do because of movies but they don't really. I've seen people freak out cuz their friend was dead when the friend was passed out but clearly breathing, because they couldn't find a pulse.
@@ppleeatpple As in the other thread, you are completely wrong. My recent re-cert not only showed us how to do it, but required us to demonstrate it to pass.
So true. Once had a bystander on scene argue with me because of something he saw on "House". Probably didn't help that I asked LE to "Get this f*****g idiot out of here"😁
No way clowns like that exist 😭 oh yeah I watched something on a tv show once so I’ll argue with a professional who’s daily work is what I’m arguing about…
As an EMT the amount of times I've been called to a person in cardiac arrest and found a bystander performing CPR on a person that is alert and oriented is astounding. I mean good on them for trying.
@@solaris9426 For the most part, but I'm sure a good enough lawyer could successfully argue that they don't protect the white shirt guy in a scenario like this
@@solaris9426There has to be evidence of an actual incident. The guy was just sleeping by the road, so the fact the ‘Samaritan’ didn’t do anything to confirm a situation was going on would probably not qualify him for Good Samaritan legal protection.
@@Norinia Not always, some laws cover you if you had a reasonable cause to believe the person you were trying to help was in distress, but I'm also pretty sure an argument could easily be made that the belief of the guy in the video was not reasonable
Yeah. Not everyone has the benefit of growing up next to a hospital or needing to cut through the hospital to get to the bus stop or seeing their doctor every three months… at that hospiatal
@Icarus Binns So google and medical shows is how you get that info. Hmmmm somethings not right here 🤔 Bus stop? What's that about 🤣 Just FYI I'm in a rural area. So rural I need Starlink for internet.
@@ASRJ461 honestly, the transit system here is so bad. It used to actually work. Now it sort of works. I used to catch the public bus to get to school, and in order to get to the pickup point, dashing through the hospital was easier than walking all the way around the campus. Yay for shortcuts
@@ASRJ461 I applied to work at the transit office, taking calls, making schedules. My application was rejected. For “unreliable transportation” like… really? I’m using transit to be getting to a transit job!
It’s the way the “patient” is casually eating his chips while the bystander explains the situation! Has me lol.. LMAO😂. Love these shorts. Working in health care you see the craziest 💩 come through. These videos really do help with the burnout.😂 helps me laugh at myself and mi vida loca❤
There was a guy unconscious at the park, stranger knew I was in the healthcare worker as I had my Hospice badge was clipped on, so she ordered me to do CPR. I refused because I noticed he was breathing. Despite the obvious fact, she started screaming at me to save him. Strange enough, this was before Karens went mainstream.
I had people call the police on me taking a nap in my yard…with my dog right there digging…as I was using the amazon package I had received like an hour prior as a pillow. They had apparently told the operator they did cpr… when the cops questioned me they were like, there was no cpr? And I touched my chest and was like, ummm I think I would know…or they aren’t saving anybody! 😂🤣😂
@@aiden3627 If I had to guess they just went extremely light, most people do unfortunately! (Well, fortunately in this case, getting your ribs broken sucks)
probably what goes in in their brain from all the tv drama shows they watch they just have to say they tried to save them haha idk man peoples egos are all over the place
@@Sillith-Billithconsidering when I woke up I was still on my side, how I was sleeping, and they were standing above me, I think it’s safe to say they didn’t touch me 😂
@@33mavboywhen I woke up I decided they were just concerned citizens, I answered their questions and explained to them that I got home from work and had to babysit my new rescue outside but fell asleep….. then she turned and still told the cops and EMS to come. That’s when I got up and said okay, time for yall to get the F off my property. Go! Now I have a sign nailed to my sleeping stump that says hippity hoppity get off my property, with a frog holding a gun.
DUDE!!! YOU ARE TOO FUNNY!!! I DON'T THINK THESE VIDEOS WOULD BE BETTER WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE PLAYING THE ROLES...THAT'S PART OF THE DRAW!!! YOU DO A MAGNIFICENT JOB ON THESE VIDS!!! 😂😂😂❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
When I was a Drug and Alcohol Counsellor we'd get visits from the Ambos pretty frequently. I remember one time something similar to this happened and the Karen was perplexed when buggalugs told her to get off him and that he'd been sleeping. She asked him why he was sleeping on the side of the road and 6 of us burst out laughing she took off and the Ambos were happy he wasn't about to die. I spent the next 4 hours trying to get him a bed somewhere for the night and lo and behold Karen arrives. With two constables to charge buggalugs for public drinking. She was invited to leave by the coppers and they gave him a ride to the spin dry. The Moral of the story homelessness isn't funny but the stuff that you go through can be.
@@alycran she wasn’t trying to help if she’s a grown adult who can’t comprehend homelessness in America and can only think to call the cops. He’d be sleeping in a house if he were goddamn allowed 🙄
One time, my wife got in a fender bender in a neighborhood and I happened to be nearby so I showed up and started talking to her. I noticed there was an older man laying on his belly in the grass of his front yard. I thought to myself, “Omg this man might have had a heart attack”. I walk over nervous as hell and just before I go to tap his shoulder I ask if he’s ok and he just turns over, and looks at me. I said “excuse me sir, are you hurt??” He says, “Can’t a guy lay down in his own front yard anymore?” What is wrong with some people 😅
Far more often than people would imagine. I'm a relatively new paramedic and have been on a number of "cardiac arrest" calls for someone sleeping in their car, in various public places.. and once even in a hammock on the sleeping "patient's" front porch.
Why the first step of any CPR training is check for consciousness and vitals. Shake their shoulder and attempt to get their attention before you jump to step D and start breaking ribs.
A thing I learned is if they are conscious, ask them if they want help. If they don’t want help, don’t help them. You can get in trouble if you help them when they don’t want help. If they are not conscious then you can help. Since they cannot ask for help.
I grew up with medical personal all around me. Family friends. Neighbors. Dear god I got bit by a dog when it turned new years in 2000 and I had 50 doctors and 200 nurses working on me instantly because there were over 500 medical personal at the party. This guy seriously needs to stop watching fake shit. I lost no blood because it was already sealed up and had a lollipop in my mouth in less than 20 seconds. What helped was a doctor there loved training his surgery skills by sewing buttons and string to make smiley faces on water balloons that were over filled with air.
@@jeffjeffries8924 He's just telling a story from something he experienced that was vaguely related to the theme of the video, I dont think there is a point other than that.
This guy could make a TV show just by himself and it would be killer, each character is spot on! 😂 Thanks Man! But please make a tv show, that would sweet.
"This happens more than you know" part of the title says it all... FYI if they are really in cardiac arrest, 3 compressions won't do shit. Otherwise we wouldn't need to carry those giant yellow or red cases with "AED" written on them to cardiac calls.
@@mattyh6837 BS! Helping isn't the same as enabling! If someone is sleeping by the road, something is very wrong and isn't going away. Paramedics having to attend to them instead is far more costly to our society.
@@mattyh6837 I sincerily dont believe that would happen. If you give a homeless man a home and healthcare, having already experienced being homeless, will do anything to avoid it.
And this is why step 1 is to check if they need help
No, step one is so punch them as hard as you can in the chest
@@Faruzan420
No, step 1 is to kick them in the balls and steal their liver
@@kopioshuno, step one is to light everything around them on fire
Yup. And remember, folks, don't Heimlich someone that's coughing and gasping for air. If they're coughing and gasping _they can still breathe._ It's when they go quiet that you have an issue.
@@Just_A_Dude but what if they are just tired and are sleeping?
The citizen savior has the spirit, the problem is that he could've turned that man into a spirit.
Only if he did it right *ONLY*
Hahahaha👻👻
That's what chest comprehension are for, to unspirit ppl back to life.
@@Creator2574 it go both way: unspirit a spirit and spirit away an unspirit
Nah, chest compressions are relatively safe unless you have an artificial heart valve or similar implants. Three compressions will hurt but probably won't be enough to cause pneumothorax or such.
Had an ex-cop as a youth leader at my church. He said the first thing you do if you come by someone who looks unconscious on the ground is always talk to them first, then talk louder, then nudge them, and then if that doesn’t work you get your knuckle and rub it against their collarbone towards the front of the neck (super uncomfortable so it’s gonna wake them up). Basically a bunch of stages to try and wake someone up before you start trying to save their life lol.
Yea in any first aid training you have steps to try and communicate. Speech- try talking to them, touch- try tapping their shoulders, you can also give them a gentle shake on the shoulders. Then finally pain, this could be pinching the ear lobes.
Yeah the old sternum rub. That’ll wake you up!
Easier is just bend the fingers
A paramedic did this to my mom once the thing was my mom was awake and conscious and sitting up. she was having an asthma attack and was out of the stuff for her at home treatment. But at that time I was a kid with no medical knowledge but felt like it was wrong. Now in med school myself realizing he must've been a rookie or something because he was in the wrong. That sternum rub caused her pain for a few days
You gonna check for a pulse and breathing in there somewhere?
I'm from New Zealand...we've even had people push them back down and continue trying to perform compressions
EXCUSE ME?! WHAT!! 😂 ☠️☠️
That's both horrifying and hysterical
@@spotlightanimation6719 "I'm alright"
"No you're not, lie back down so I can keep saving you"
😮😂😂😂😂
We have? Why? What is wrong with our country?
Yeah I've had that happen before, I fell asleep at a community fair in a park and someone thought I was overdosing. Fortunately they shook my shoulder in an attempt to get me up before they started getting the Narcan out. I had to explain that I was fine, I was just running on 3 hours of sleep and dozed off when I went to lie down.
Oof, that would be terrible to be given narcan sober. You'd get to experience full withdrawal without ever being addicted. Ouch. Thank goodness they woke you up first!
@@0v_x0thats not how that works. Narcan does nothing to sober people.
They were following proper procedure. You're supposed to tap, shake, or otherwise disturb someone to confirm their unresponsiveness
@@WHiT3_SHAD0W I remember a case study where a sober person took naloxone and it blocked their own natural endorphin peptides. Maybe I'm thinking of naltrexone. You're right though, a typical overdose reversal dose wouldn't do much in a sober person, except maybe make them drowsy. Alas sometimes responders do overboard with the naloxone because they don't know how heavily someone is under. From everything I've heard about it, it's not exactly pleasant sober, but it beats full precipitated withdrawal. (Or if outside the US, where OTC use of codeine is legal, or if someone has a prescription for pain medication, if there are any opioids in the system, regardless of addiction, naloxone is a trip to hell; first responders should still always check first, narcan is the nuclear option).
@@0v_x0narcan is actually used to treat depression and it can leave non addicts with a nice feeling
I help people out of cardiac arrests all the time. You have NO idea how often this happens to people in their own beds in the middle of the night!
And yet I keep waking up in the morning. What am I doing wrong?
(Before anyone freaks, it’s just a little dark humour.)
@@jamespike5161 when you find out, let me know.. k. 😉 🙃
Hahaha, you three😂😂😂😂
@@jamespike5161 not enough burger.
You're the guy who jogged away aren't you 😂
I have narcolepsy and often take naps after eating or getting off work. I had someone call the fire department and paramedics knocked on my window ready to intervene. I told them about my condition and they understood, I'm glad they were responsive though. I believe the people thought I passed out.
The caller probably thought it was an OD.
Poor bro elatedly skipped off and humblebragged with the sincere belief that he saved someone else's life that day, bless his heart.
And I know exactly which “Bless your heart” you mean!
For all those thinking he could have hurt the person, you didn't pay attention.
He said he watches alot of those medical shows, so his thee compressions were, in reality, light caresses on his chest.
Excellent point! Explains the heavy breathing, his elbows got a workout. 🤣🤣
Sounds like a good time at the club 😂
He's Wolverine in his homless phase, right?
His ribs look healed.
Wow 537 likes for something blatantly wrong🤣🤣the joke is that the guy was just a homeless guy sleeping and the fact that the guy trying to help watches a lot of medical shows is a joke about how people who watch those suddenly think they're a medical expert
@@lsdoncrackwubbalubbadubdub1387 Wow, 0 likes for the guy who can't figure out that no one in medical shows does CPR properly, so the guy 'assisting' didn't provide anything
Talk about missing the joke. Did it hurt when they surgically removed your sense of humor?
Another hazard of sleeping rough, you may become an unwilling CPR test dummy....
Also reinforcing he is correct in how to CPR, when he is wrong.
Knew a guy who watched a kid having a CPR lesson. Kid looks over and sees a guy passed out. He starts doing CPR. Sleeping man wakes up and decks the kid in the face.
You can also wake up to a Haitian family praying on you....
"You cracked my ribs, I was napping!"
"NOPE, YOU WERE DYING AND I SAVED YOU!"
Least they didn't cut off his face
Sometimes you just find a comfy spot, got the police called on me because I was sleeping on my balcony, went right back to sleep but with a blanket over me so people would know it was on purpose.
I love how he literally covered himself and dirt for this
"I think he cracked my ribs"
"Well at least he did CPR correctly"
I work in a hospital and I've literally heard a nurse tell me "if you don't at least crack a rib you're not doing CPR correctly"
@@shadowsoulless6227 wow really almost like that's the rules
@@annistar9693well if you don't then you aren't pressing deep enough to do anything to the heart...
CPR - Crack People's Ribs
Fell asleep in my truck in an Arby's parking lot after a terrible night shift-day shift swap, and I woke up to some police knocking on my window. Glad I was woken up to some calm officers and not to my window being shattered by some random person trying to "rescue me."
Yo had a similar thing happen but i was on a back road got to tired to keep driving pulled over took a nap 20 mins later officer roles up taps on my window said had several calls to check make sure i was still kicking
Oh man. I had only pulled over after leaving the freeway to give my eyes a break for a few *minutes* when someone started knocking on my door asking if I was alright. Kinda embarrassing and I felt bad for worrying the guy. I just needed a few minutes so my eyes would stop doing whatever it is that makes me see four lanes instead of two after an hour or so of constant driving.
@@brigidtheirish If you see 4 lanes after an hour of driving, please stop driving. That is so far from normal its also exceptionally dangerous for the rest of us. Please seek medical check at an optimist and maybe someone in neuro/brain specialization.
@@1014p Been to an optometrist and the only thing wrong is that sometimes go a bit cross-eyed when reading. Been to a neurologist, too, about my migraines. Still nothing. Thing is, I *have* to be able to drive because mass transit and services like Uber aren't an option where I live. Moving isn't a viable option, either. I've been managing pretty well. I know when my vision is about to go wonky and find a spot to pull over for a few minutes. Just need that few minutes to close my eyes and I'm good to go.
Or to gung-ho cops.
I was at a markets once and a guy had an epileptic fit, this crazy lady started trying to perform CPR on him. Reckoned she knew what she was doing because she's "seen them do it on Bondi Rescue." Kept saying "we have to clear his airway!" ...great way to lose fingers. Had to physically restrain her, and stop a heap of people from calling an ambulance.
Trained and certed paramedic btw.
You stopped people from calling for help?
@@L.C.1You don't need an ambulance for an epileptic fit.
I’ve actually had to do CPR on someone like 3 days after I got the certification. I was walking out of Stater Bros and a guy was having a seizure and people were walking by him not caring. He stopped breathing and I couldn’t feel a pulse so I made some noise and some employees came out and I told them to call EMS. I started CPR and did it till EMS showed up to take over (no one there knew CPR except me so I couldn’t switch out with anyone). The paramedics used a defibrillator and got his heart beating again. He actually woke up fairly quickly after that and the paramedics were surprised at how quickly he woke up. So now I get discounts at Staters cause the manager was the one that called and the next time I came in there he asked my name cause he remembered me. Never saw the guy that had the seizure again and I hope he’s doing better
How hard is it to switch out with someone who doesn’t “know” CPR? Tell them to look at the position of your hands and arms, then help them keep pace. It’s not like you need a whole seminar on it.
@@KaiLucasZachary It could have you held legally responsible for their death if you instruct someone not trained in CPR to perform CPR. When I took my course they explicitly covered this, and said you may be performing CPR for 30 minutes or more, and it will probably be one of the most exhausting things youve ever had to do
@@wills.5762 Okee dokee. Gotta love a country where you get sued for saving someone’s life.
Since you’re so smart, what happens when you get tired and can’t continue and the person dies? Letting them die is the better option than having someone else help? Super interesting. You won’t get sued for literally watching someone die but you will for helping try to save them.
I guess it’s a good thing I stopped being a preschool teacher, because one of the main things **I** was taught is that in an emergency situation you should always scream for help from other nearby adults.
Almost 30 years ago, I stop at a convenience store to grab a drink and a dude does a face-plant off the gas pump. This guy lands on his back, with his mouth about halfway open and out like a light. A lady on the island heads in to get 911 called and a guy next to me starts screaming at me to start CPR. I'd had first aid training, so I'm assessing and the guy's breathing and check and he has a strong pulse. Guy beside me is still yelling about CPR and I have to tell him 3 times the guy on the ground doesn't need it. I'm pretty sure the guy who passed out would have ended up with some cracked ribs if I hadn't been there to stop the guy freaking out.
Best part of the whole scenario was the guy who passed out was seriously P.O.ed that 911 was called because... "It happens all the time!" Okay, so WHY are you driving a car???
that should be reported to the DMV. they will suspend and revoke licenses for medical reasons.
Nothing like unnecessary CPR to make things fun. If the CPR is bad enough we can even get some internal bleeding started! 😆
Though in all reality, giving uneeded CPR happens fairly frequently. I think it's because they're freaking out and don't know what else to do. They know someone needs to do something, anything, to help.
Ugh I hate people that panick like that nothing to ruin proper response like hysterical people screaming for no reason...
you basically need to drive to live in the us. i know more than one person ignoring potentially life-threatening medical issues because they are afraid of their doctor ratting them out to the dmv losing their license, being unable to go to work anymore, and winding up on the streets.
As an epileptic who took his own license away, that last line hit hard.
It's been almost 20 years since I've driven...
Interesting to note. The reason you check for a pulse is because chest compressions on a person with a pulse will quickly ensure that they won't when you're done.
Took my re-cert last week. They don't teach regular citizens to check for a pulse
@@ppleeatpple they used to, granted I was certified like 15 years ago (I really need to recert because I know some stuff has changed) and I was taught to check for pulse and breath before starting chest compressions.
@@ppleeatpple Why not? Is it that hard for people to find a pulse? Surely not.
Having seen people try to find a pulse....especially on the obese....w care to bet?
Yeah most randoes don't know how to check for pulse, they think they do because of movies but they don't really. I've seen people freak out cuz their friend was dead when the friend was passed out but clearly breathing, because they couldn't find a pulse.
If the ribs ain't breaking
The dead ain't waking!
You and my uncle are fire fighters and have extremely similar humor and physical appearances. I think it’s the stress induced from the job 😂😂
Once got a call for: An unconscious male on the sidewalk, patient has a purple blanket.
I thought to myself "Blanket? He's probably just sleeping..." We get on scene and the dude wakes up, gets up and leaves. Turns out, he's just a homeless dude trying to catch some Zs. In my head I'm just thinking "freaking knew it..."
You probably weren't the only one and also not speak up
@@KatFrostfur314 "Yeah he's probably sleeping guys, we don't need to go on this call"
@@rickross9829 As if we had a choice, we show up no matter what.
@@California_Doge You should think more and speak less
@@rickross9829 lol alright, brother
Ah yes, the random napper rescue call. Almost as much fun as the unconscious party in a vehicle call. There's nothing like getting woke from a dead sleep by a dozen first responders shouting, " Are you ok?!" to scare the living daylights out of you. If you aren't in cardiac arrest, that might scare you into it.
Which is why I have a sign that says "Sleeping, not dead" in my vehicle.
Good idea there.
Which is all well and good until you die and no one does anything for a few days 😂
@@angusperson4222 at that point, its not your problem anymore
@angus person It would be just my luck to die that way too! 😆
@@jinx7501 Even with the sign "Just sleeping!'
I remember I watched lifeguards carry my friend out of the ocean when I was a kid. All he kept saying was “dude that was weird. I didn’t hear anyone calling me.” They thought he was caught in the undertow but nope 😂
This guy has the charisma and vibes to be a great actor. I think he'd be brilliant in drama just as much as comedy.
I hope Hollywood {or alike} knocks on his door someday, or vise versa.
This is the reason why in MOST basic first aid/CPR training courses you’re supposed to pat the “potential patient” on the shoulder and ask “are you okay,” before pursuing such drastic measures as chest compressions. Assess the area first too as well.
I presume this is also why the advice for chest compressions is "If you're not breaking their ribcage, you're probably not doing the chest compressions hard enough." - as in, you want to be *sure* they're in trouble before you start them, because if you're doing chest compressions, they should still be in trouble - just less trouble than where they started if you hadn't helped.
In Boy Scouts about 15 years ago, I was taught to shake their foot, not their shoulder, because that's less frightening and you're out of arm's reach in case they freak out.
@@FlyingDominion samesies i was also in boyscouts, got my boy scout cpr cert every year from 11-18 at summer camp
Annie, are you okay?
@@FlyingDominion That honestly sounds pretty good advice, also pinching works if they don't respond to some pats or shaking.
"for the love of God please stop sleeping by the road, now come on we gotta check if you have a cracked rib or something"
It's always the same person they get called for. He's not even homeless, just likes to sleep under the stars.
This is the third time today his nap has been ruined.
Luckily it was only the TV shows version of chest compressions. Too light to break ribs. Maybe able to squish a squeaky toy.
Man looks like he's been violated in every way possible 😂
As someone who has 100% slept on the side of the road... I cannot imagine waking up to my chest getting cracked.
SHAKE AND SHOUT!!! THIS IS WHY WE SHAKE AND SHOUT BEFORE CPR!!!!
Edit: To everyone saying not to shake and shout, that's what they taught us for lifeguarding.
Callback to his CPR video: *2mm from face, shouting* SIIIRRR ARE YOU OKAYYYY?
Well, make sure that you're not gonna get electrocuted or something when you touch him; THEN shake and shout.
should you really shake them, though? what if they have a spinal injury? you've just paralyzed them
@@lauranolastnamegiven3385 Regulations for this change all the time and are not the same everywhere in the world (or even within the same country). Back when I trained though it was gently grab their shoulders and say "are you alright". No shaking because you don't know what other injuries they might have but still physical contact because even if they can't hear you if they're conscious they'll respond to you touching them.
@@lauranolastnamegiven3385 True. I was taught to kick the bottoms of their feet in my First Aid class if they are safe to approach and touch.
This is why first aid class instructors always say to check for pulse and breathing before beginning CPR. The last thing you want is to wake a up a sleeping person by cracking their ribs.
No pulse unless you're an EMT or other emergency responder. Laypeople should just check breathing and ability to respond to stimuli
Yeah most randoes don't know how to check for pulse, they think they do because of movies but they don't really. I've seen people freak out cuz their friend was dead when the friend was passed out but clearly breathing, because they couldn't find a pulse.
Depends how much they snore.. A few cracked ribs might mean a peaceful night for you.
@@ppleeatpple As in the other thread, you are completely wrong. My recent re-cert not only showed us how to do it, but required us to demonstrate it to pass.
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Remember, always ask the person if they need help.
If he wasn't singing "Staying Alive" and vibing with it the whole time, then he was doing it all wrong
Imperial March also works
I would've chosen the Rick-Roll option. 😄
Another one bites the dust
The first time I did CPR on a person I legit was singing staying alive in my head
@@michelle8307 that’s if you don’t like the person
So true. Once had a bystander on scene argue with me because of something he saw on "House". Probably didn't help that I asked LE to "Get this f*****g idiot out of here"😁
No way clowns like that exist 😭 oh yeah I watched something on a tv show once so I’ll argue with a professional who’s daily work is what I’m arguing about…
@@yogurtedmale2028 even if it was 100% accurate the whole point of house is that they're dealing with rare conditions that mimic common conditions...
@@yogurtedmale2028im not an expert, but i DID sleep at a holiday inn last night. 😎
But that's totally House accurate! How was he disappointed!?!?!?
@@yogurtedmale2028 Did he have a caulking gun and went 'Yep! We can use this to stop a heart attack! I'm gonna be a heroOoooo!!!!"?
As an EMT the amount of times I've been called to a person in cardiac arrest and found a bystander performing CPR on a person that is alert and oriented is astounding. I mean good on them for trying.
My cousin who is a nurse told me she once had someone rush in the hospital yelling for help because they had a papercut
They were lucky they didn't do CPR correctly, otherwise they'd have a lawsuit on their hands.
Don't the good Samaritan laws prevent those kinds of lawsuits from gaining any traction?
@@solaris9426 For the most part, but I'm sure a good enough lawyer could successfully argue that they don't protect the white shirt guy in a scenario like this
@@richardmillhousenixon Yeah, that's fair.
@@solaris9426There has to be evidence of an actual incident. The guy was just sleeping by the road, so the fact the ‘Samaritan’ didn’t do anything to confirm a situation was going on would probably not qualify him for Good Samaritan legal protection.
@@Norinia Not always, some laws cover you if you had a reasonable cause to believe the person you were trying to help was in distress, but I'm also pretty sure an argument could easily be made that the belief of the guy in the video was not reasonable
😂"I watch a lot of medical shows!" This is gold and how people really conduct themselves it's either shows or google
Yeah. Not everyone has the benefit of growing up next to a hospital or needing to cut through the hospital to get to the bus stop or seeing their doctor every three months… at that hospiatal
@Icarus Binns So google and medical shows is how you get that info. Hmmmm somethings not right here 🤔 Bus stop? What's that about 🤣 Just FYI I'm in a rural area. So rural I need Starlink for internet.
@@ASRJ461 honestly, the transit system here is so bad. It used to actually work. Now it sort of works. I used to catch the public bus to get to school, and in order to get to the pickup point, dashing through the hospital was easier than walking all the way around the campus. Yay for shortcuts
@Icarus Binns Sounds like a good time to me too. Not exactly sure where that is but hopefully they get things together for you.
@@ASRJ461 I applied to work at the transit office, taking calls, making schedules. My application was rejected. For “unreliable transportation” like… really? I’m using transit to be getting to a transit job!
It’s the way the “patient” is casually eating his chips while the bystander explains the situation! Has me lol.. LMAO😂. Love these shorts. Working in health care you see the craziest 💩 come through. These videos really do help with the burnout.😂 helps me laugh at myself and mi vida loca❤
There was a guy unconscious at the park, stranger knew I was in the healthcare worker as I had my Hospice badge was clipped on, so she ordered me to do CPR. I refused because I noticed he was breathing. Despite the obvious fact, she started screaming at me to save him. Strange enough, this was before Karens went mainstream.
There has always been Karen's we just record them now
I had people call the police on me taking a nap in my yard…with my dog right there digging…as I was using the amazon package I had received like an hour prior as a pillow. They had apparently told the operator they did cpr… when the cops questioned me they were like, there was no cpr? And I touched my chest and was like, ummm I think I would know…or they aren’t saving anybody! 😂🤣😂
wtf why would they lie about CPR?
@@aiden3627 If I had to guess they just went extremely light, most people do unfortunately! (Well, fortunately in this case, getting your ribs broken sucks)
probably what goes in in their brain from all the tv drama shows they watch they just have to say they tried to save them haha idk man peoples egos are all over the place
@@Sillith-Billithconsidering when I woke up I was still on my side, how I was sleeping, and they were standing above me, I think it’s safe to say they didn’t touch me 😂
@@33mavboywhen I woke up I decided they were just concerned citizens, I answered their questions and explained to them that I got home from work and had to babysit my new rescue outside but fell asleep….. then she turned and still told the cops and EMS to come. That’s when I got up and said okay, time for yall to get the F off my property. Go!
Now I have a sign nailed to my sleeping stump that says hippity hoppity get off my property, with a frog holding a gun.
"I watch a lot of medical shows" sir I do believe we've located the problem
*When you tell a story and you’re the main character!*
DUDE!!! YOU ARE TOO FUNNY!!! I DON'T THINK THESE VIDEOS WOULD BE BETTER WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE PLAYING THE ROLES...THAT'S PART OF THE DRAW!!! YOU DO A MAGNIFICENT JOB ON THESE VIDS!!! 😂😂😂❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
This is the reason the first step of CPR they taught me is "Ask the person if they are okay".
My little brother fell asleep by the road and freaked the f out of our poor elderly neighbor who thought he'd been hit by a car
As a RUclips and TikTok double certified paramedic, I commend the good citizen. Definitely helped with the good vibes and likes
“I watch a lot of medical shows” And just like that my heart sank into my stomach
That sounds like a condition you should get checked out asap
When I was a Drug and Alcohol Counsellor we'd get visits from the Ambos pretty frequently. I remember one time something similar to this happened and the Karen was perplexed when buggalugs told her to get off him and that he'd been sleeping. She asked him why he was sleeping on the side of the road and 6 of us burst out laughing she took off and the Ambos were happy he wasn't about to die.
I spent the next 4 hours trying to get him a bed somewhere for the night and lo and behold Karen arrives.
With two constables to charge buggalugs for public drinking.
She was invited to leave by the coppers and they gave him a ride to the spin dry.
The Moral of the story homelessness isn't funny but the stuff that you go through can be.
But maybe don’t make fun of someone for just trying to help?
@@alycran she wasn’t trying to help if she’s a grown adult who can’t comprehend homelessness in America and can only think to call the cops. He’d be sleeping in a house if he were goddamn allowed 🙄
Can you please translate your lingo into cheeseburger for me🇺🇸
Gotta appreciate how good this dude's actings skills are, I forget it's the same person sometimes
😂😂😂 I can’t this man really said snoring respirations
One time, my wife got in a fender bender in a neighborhood and I happened to be nearby so I showed up and started talking to her. I noticed there was an older man laying on his belly in the grass of his front yard. I thought to myself, “Omg this man might have had a heart attack”. I walk over nervous as hell and just before I go to tap his shoulder I ask if he’s ok and he just turns over, and looks at me. I said “excuse me sir, are you hurt??”
He says, “Can’t a guy lay down in his own front yard anymore?”
What is wrong with some people 😅
nothing, he was just laying in his yard and you checked up on him. idk why you feel the need to say somethings wrong with him
Thank God he stopped at three compressions. He could have broken a lot of ribs that day
Always remember after the first ouch stop cpr
I just watched all his shorts...this dude is a great comedian, he has me laughing so hard 😅
I'm glad in CPR class we were taught to check for a pulse first.
As a nap champion is getting harder and harder to find place to nap in public with out being accosted or arrested
I just picture Ralph Wiggum. "I'm helping!"
What a great guy, even helps the homeless
He said “I gave him 3 compressions” THREE COMPRESSIONS!???😂😂😂😂
So glad to have all these Good Samaritans keeping us safe out here.
For the good samaritans out there, this was a joke
Hey, id rather have a bunch of dumbasses do CPR on the living then a bunch of assholes walking by a dead person
I love this guy, has me cracking up all the time😂
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I love the little celebratory, “Onetwothree…” \o/ 😂🎉
WHY DIDNT HE STOP ON THE SECOND OUCH COMING FROM THE PATIENT!? 😂😂😂
The zip lock bum bag with random crap in it was fucking priceless
This guy needs his own show.
The quick “1,2,3” was the best part in my opinion
Fr this actually happens
Yes. Yes. Yes.
@@FireDepartmentChronicles love your videos ❤️
Far more often than people would imagine. I'm a relatively new paramedic and have been on a number of "cardiac arrest" calls for someone sleeping in their car, in various public places.. and once even in a hammock on the sleeping "patient's" front porch.
@@j6p627 for real I have been on a call about cardiac arrest, someone was sleeping on a bench on the streets
Lmao had a paramedic grab me out of my work truck for something like this sleeping on my lunch break
At least he was trying to help! Better than ignoring someone who actually needs help.
You are so hilarious playing all the roles of people. Well done & I love every skit😂😂
Man learned the importance of stealth camping via 3 cracked ribs
I love your videos. They make my days so much better. Not the part of hurt people. Just to be clear. The way you react to the situation is funny.
Love how you got dirty and had such a great facial expressions of the event.👌
The mud smears, the confused look, picking a stick out of the bag of chips before eating one, it's the details that make these great
Why the first step of any CPR training is check for consciousness and vitals. Shake their shoulder and attempt to get their attention before you jump to step D and start breaking ribs.
"I've gotta stop sleeping by the road" 😂😂😂
Jason, you are the best. Keep up the good work from all of us who work in the medical field
A thing I learned is if they are conscious, ask them if they want help. If they don’t want help, don’t help them. You can get in trouble if you help them when they don’t want help. If they are not conscious then you can help. Since they cannot ask for help.
For the record, with the amount of fentanyl overdoses every year, if you see someone laying by the side of the road… CHECK IF THEYRE OKAY
Call em in when I see em. Too haxardous to go check in person.
@@RICDirector drug users and homeless people aren't rabid dogs, you can speak to them like a "normal everyday human"
@@BooBuKittyPhuk bro thinks he’ll get rabies if he says “hey you alright man?”
@@RICDirectorif you save a guy overdosing, I don't think he'll start foaming at the mouth and try and bite you
@@AHHHHHHHH21Yeah touch some fetty see what happens
And here I was thinking what if he was just sleeping… son of a
that "123 😎" was hilarious 😂
😂😂in my annual cpr class 1# was check the scene 2# tap them shake them and ask if they need help loudly.
At least the dude tried to help
This happened to my sister in law's dad. Except he was sleeping on the front lawn.
Idk why I found it funny as shit que he was impressed like “that’s incredible”🤣🤣
Snoring respirations! LMAO! I'm dead!
I grew up with medical personal all around me. Family friends. Neighbors. Dear god I got bit by a dog when it turned new years in 2000 and I had 50 doctors and 200 nurses working on me instantly because there were over 500 medical personal at the party. This guy seriously needs to stop watching fake shit. I lost no blood because it was already sealed up and had a lollipop in my mouth in less than 20 seconds. What helped was a doctor there loved training his surgery skills by sewing buttons and string to make smiley faces on water balloons that were over filled with air.
🤣🤣
What are you trying to say here?
@@jeffjeffries8924 He's just telling a story from something he experienced that was vaguely related to the theme of the video, I dont think there is a point other than that.
for real, is the 1 2 3 part really said by someone ? xD
LMFOAAOAOA the first - confident “1.2.3 😅” has me CRYINGGGGG 😭😭
😂😂 this one killed me!!! Lololol!!! Your characters were incredible!
the amount of times I've found the same methhead friend of mine on the side of a highway completely naked is 10 times too many times
This guy could make a TV show just by himself and it would be killer, each character is spot on! 😂 Thanks Man! But please make a tv show, that would sweet.
This is why- we don’t sleep out in the open, you can either be mistaken for food, or mistaken for someone going into cardiac arrest
This guy must have stayed at a Holliday Inn😂😅
"This happens more than you know" part of the title says it all...
FYI if they are really in cardiac arrest, 3 compressions won't do shit. Otherwise we wouldn't need to carry those giant yellow or red cases with "AED" written on them to cardiac calls.
😂😂😂 Frequently "saved" then?
I used to think asking someone if they need help was a stupid question
But situations like these prove me wrong
"I gotta stop sleeping by the road" lmao as someone who grew up in Florida this hit home frrr lol I feel that man
Wild respect to any first responder who manages not to roll his eyes 180° at the sound of "I watch a lot of medical shows" .
For the "love of gawd" let's take care of people so they aren't sleeping by the road.
The government should be doing that and id even pay a bit more tax for it
But on the other hand if they were getting looked after might we get a generation of lazy people who wont want to work? It may be a catch 22
@@mattyh6837 BS! Helping isn't the same as enabling!
If someone is sleeping by the road, something is very wrong and isn't going away. Paramedics having to attend to them instead is far more costly to our society.
@@mattyh6837 the government and capitalists will never want to have anything to do with helping poor people because it doesnt make them money.
@@mattyh6837 I sincerily dont believe that would happen. If you give a homeless man a home and healthcare, having already experienced being homeless, will do anything to avoid it.