Just wondering how many of you guys out in the line ups have some kind of rescue training of any kind . Watching and reading about the carnage pipe has been laying down this winter . And i know most breaks we surf fall far from comparison to heavy breaks like Pipe . But to see other react in a dire situation , even if it was a bodyboarder , pro surfer , stand up paddle surfer or even the camera mang . Might hate the fact he's on a spoungie or a tanker with no capts license . To see rivalry dropped and the common goal we all need air . Thats kinda Watermen like .
i have rescued people from ankle deep water and other times been in water for 45 minutes as i swim someone out of an inlet on outgoing tide. worked on a older guy that had a heart attack in his bathroom. wife said he did not feel well after yard work and collapsed before he could get in the shower. we worked on him for about 10 minutes in that tiny bathroom before the ambulance got there. when we got him off the board and onto the gurney i could see the blood pooled in his back. he was gray. i felt bad for his wife cause she kept asking which hosipital he was going to. wrightsville beach ocean rescue 1993-1996
I have CPR training, but....a long time ago. I am sure what I learned to do has evolved a bit. Lets see, I took the course during the Cretaceous Period, could not save the dinosaurs,......yup....it has evolved!!
It's good to have and keep current on the training regardless whether or not one surfs. I'm well past due for refresher training. It's periodically offered at work, and I need to take advantage of it. Basic first aid training is important too.
Life guard (pool) for two years mid 90's. Pulled out several people but never had to perform CPR. Coach for 25 years. Have to stay current with CPR and first aid. Have seen some close calls, heat stroke on many occasions, but always got them cooled down and IV'd before serious consequences. And Barry, you are right... I've seen CPR evolve. Now, it's almost all compressions with very little breathing.
In mental health Ive always had CPR/1st Aid for work. I held a Wilderness First Responder for a few years when I was teaching rock climbing and doing outward bound type stuff. Only once did I ever use any of my medical training back then. My brother and I were backcountry skiing up on Mount Shasta in NorCal in March 2009, and at about 10,000' he was skiing fast and, in his own words, out of control. He biffed and tumbled, and his heel freed from his Dynafit binding, but his toe stayed in place and thus his ski did not eject and instead pivoted dangerously on his toe. As he tumbled his head spiked on the tip of his ski and cut his face open 3/4" under his eye, from his nose to his temple. There was hamburger meat sticking out. I bandaged him up the right way so as to avoid splitting, and got him the ef off that mountain and to get stitches. He has a scar to this day, and has recently had reparative sinus surgery. The next day we went mixed climbing in the Sierras, and a few days after that Yosemite. When I went to med school I specialized in neonatal urology, because unborn penii was my passion. I can now cure ED in the first trimester.
I took a nasty fall skiing when I was 17 and caught a ski in the back of the head. Like old school wide world of sports agony of defeat. Blood pouring everywhere. Broke my hand too. Had to ride the sled of shame. Was back out on the slopes in a couple hours after a trip to the ER. One positive thing, people will gtfo of your way when they see you coming down with a cast and head wrapped in bandages.
Thought this was a worthy topic to try and keep on the first page. The compression/breath ratio currently is 80 comps to 2 full breaths. Measure three fingers up from lower center of rib cage and give 80 sharp hard thrusts admit 2 full breaths check for pulse and a quick listen for breathing and repeat tilhelp arrives or a pulse is found. I am due for a refresher course in a month and protocal changes nearly every time you re up. The Heimlich is also part of the course. That ive used twice both succesful.. sharp inward and upward thrust just above yhe bellybutton. My only attempt to help w cpr was unsuccessful. Honestly it was a horror show. I was fishing at a finger dock w the kids. A boat approached and hit the no wake zone. It was quite a distance from the buoy to the dock. Two women sat in front of driver talkin and didnt notice the driver went into cardiac arrest. As the boat idled in and git closer it started to slightly veer at this point i could see what was going on. I got the ladies attention and jumped off the dock and climbed aboard. The women were hysterical. This was years ago when you applied 15 thrusts /3 breaths. Police came w a dfrib minutes later n we all did what we could til a helicopter arrived but he was declared dead at the hospital.
I used to be certified CPR, first aid. Guarded a couple summers. Then worked in a mental health facility
We need some of you guys down here in carolina ,so many shark bites this summer it would be a great idea to learn some first aid plus the tourists from michigan that swim in the lake back home and when they come here on vacation they swim out past the surf line to watch the surfers . Ever had a 200 lb farmboy from Michigan try to climb on your board cuz hes tired and cant make it back in.Surfing will put you in unique situations anyway ,tourists want to take your picture,fisherman want to hook you,boaters run over you,other surfers beat you up for drop ins,your boss at work wants to fire you,your girlfriend would like to kill you for ditching her to catch some waves.its a dangerous world
