bluffman2

especially when you do it on your BIL of 52 years of age.....I arrived and the EMT,s were worn out and I took over, 20 minutes went by quick, but my damn ass is worn out.......sad to say BIL didnt make it, I will be spreading his ashes on his hunting grounds........if you dont know CPR please learn, you never know when you will get the call.......The look on the 21 yr old female EMT was relieving for her, she had sweat pouring off, as she had been doing compressions forever......I took control, and told them to "roll" .....he was DOA and and I knew it, but you cant stop.!

SurfFishLife

Wow, so sorry to hear about this. Heart attack?

bluffman2

yes........

sad/good part is he was having sex with my sister, but what a way to go.....

G8RDave

Wow, that's young. My thoughts are with you and your sister. Hopefully no one will ask for pictures of the sister.

bluffman2

pictures will not be offered at this time

bluffman2

thank you for the thoughts and prayers

Jason75979

Being somewhat out of shape this is strange to me. As a first responder they should know to rotate positions as necessary to prevent fatigue. They should also be able to coach a newb, if necessary, to perform if needed.
Success rate is sometimes dismal. Some things you just can't overcome.

bluffman2

to their credit, they were short handed....i do not blame them.....

raystein

How about pictures of the 21 yr old female EMT?

Sorry for your loss. Hope your sister is ok.

bluffman2

i tried to snap a pic of her, but 20 minutes of heart pumping i got lost

bluffman2

not that I want to hear it, but the man left this world getting a BJ

commuter boats

Tough work, 20 years of rescue work and always managed to busy myself with other parts of the scene and have never had to do CPR.... really don't want to do CPR. Been around an awful lot of that stuff and with a little luck I'm done.
Don't go and try to man up and hold it all in, you need some good support to get through a bunch of emotions in a timely manner.
Gerald

txj33p

Had to do it on my BIL, same outcome. Not an easy thing to put behind you. Take your time and work your way through it. The only advice I can give is that time passing helps and you know that you did all you could do.

airbrush

Prayers, Bluffman

Fish_DOut

So sorry about your BIL.
Only had to do cpr in training. 5 minutes is tough enough.
At least you tried your best.
I have to agree that if it is your time to go, that is a good way to go.

SeaSquid631

one can only pray to leave this world in the same fashion

teecro

Sorry for your loss... My brother went while watching a sci fi movie with the surround sound cranked he was eating a Dagwood with his feet up in the recliner... Not sure which exit stage left sounds better!

Johnny Dreamer

Thread title checks out.

Sorry for your loss.

fishknut

Sorry about your loss Bluff. Ive done cpr once, my patner and I worked him for 20 minutes and it kicked our ass. Same result too, cpr has a very, very low success rate. Good mojo sent to your sister

Lobstercatcher229

They do emphasize in the classes that doing CPR will wear you out. I admire your at least giving it your best effort.