When I was seven days post-partum the birth of my daughter, my husband found me passed out on the bathroom floor. I had had an emergency C-section the week before and while in the hospital I had been given large amounts of NSAIDs and then discharged with a prescription for more.
Like a good patient I took my medicine as prescribed, but what neither I nor my doctor knew was that I had developed bleeding ulcers in my stomach. By the time my husband found me, I had six of them and had been bleeding internally for more than a day. But of course he didn't know this. All he knew was his wife was unconscious and unresponsive on the bathroom floor.
Thankfully, my husband was a nurse trained in first aid and CPR and having just graduated from nursing school he knew what to do. He called 911 and then performed first aid while he frantically waited for the cavalry to show up.
Would you know what to do in a similar situation? Would your family? I know now only because I went through that experience, but sadly not only was I not prepared, but I would not have been able to respond if our roles had been reversed.
It is an easy thing to put off to another day. We think we will always have tomorrow to take care of things, to get prepared. But all too often we are caught unaware and unprepared.
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At my place of employment a customer was hit in the head and knocked unconscious, I had no idea what to do, fortunately the woman i worked with was a trained EMT. Thanks!
The safe traveler would be awesome for my family. Would be great to have akit in the car when we went camping in case anything happened.
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well i never saved anyones life and no one has saved mine. But it would off been nice to know how to brace a broken arm when i broke it on my bike.
Whilst it's never saved my life, I've had to use my training a few times to diagnose and deal with broken bones. I've broken my ankle 5 times now, so I know what to look for!
A few years ago I was at a neighbor's children's b-day party, and one of the kids there started choking on something. I had no idea what to do, and luckily her dad was right there and did a finger sweep and got the item lodged in her throat. Now that I have a baby, I'm terrified about something happening and me not knowing what to do. BTW..I'm glad you're okay. Your story is frightening.
The Talking Safe Traveler would also be great for my family.
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My scariest first aid experience was when hubby got a horrible cut while out on our boat. We were literally in the middle of nowhere, no cell service, nothing but my teeny little first aid kit (which was basically two bandaids and a couple of cleaning wipes). We ended up patching him up with duct tape and a beach towel. The talking first aid kit would've really been handy.
When my son was 2yrs. old he had a high fever and he had a seizure. He stopped breathing and luckily my mom knew rescue breathing because it would have taken the ambulance 15 to 20 minutes to get there. She gave him rescue breathing and after about 1-2 agonizing minutes he responded and we took him to the hospital. grndbaygal@gmail.com
Fortunately, I've never been in any near death situation, but we did have an accident we weren't prepared for recently. We were walking and while the dog was playing he somehow got a puncture wound from a fairly large stick. We weren't really sure what the best treatment was, if stiches were necessary, etc. We ended up having to go the the emergency vet just to be safe.
We could probably also benefit from the Basic Care Pack. It has all the basics.
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This would be wonderful for me when I babysit. The only thing that I have been through is at the place I work they have a top door and bottom door on the bath room and the boy swung it right when I got up and hit me right in my head.
I would love the talking safe at home kit.
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When I was a young child, my grandfather started choking on a snack while we were all sitting around and watching television. He could not breath and fell face forward into the floor, it terrified me! Thankfully, my aunt was able to use the Heimlich maneuver and dislodge the obstruction.
I think this kit is great! Since becoming a mom, one of my biggest fears is that something might happen that might require first aid and that I wouldn't know what to do.
I would love the Talking Safe at Home for us. With 4 kids, it would be so handy.
Our grandmother stopped breathing and a nurse in the same restaurant was able to administer CPR.