I was just cleaning out my junk drawer and found my mouth shield in there🤦🏼‍♀️ A lotta good that would do me if I ever needed it and not only didn’t have it, but had no idea where it was.

But really in all my years of being certified & re-certified, I’ve NEVER encountered anyone in need of rescue.

If we all carried around everything we could possibly need at every given moment for any possible unforeseen need, we’d all be hauling 20 ft long trailers 😆

I’m a minimalist and everywhere I go I bring as little as possible. Sometimes I bring nothing at all with me places I go. I really prefer to travel lightly.

  • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOP
    1·
    16 hours ago

    He had water in his lungs! Did you not think to roll him to his side? Get that water out of his lungs.

    But you did the right thing, initiating emergency protocol. Sorry he didn’t make it.

    • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      6·
      14 hours ago

      I was… Blackout drunk. Training really took over. My memory was getting into a hot tub with the girl I was seeing, then nothing, then doing compressions. It sobered me up quick, but I was still not 100%

      He was dragged out of the pool, and there is only so much water you can get out by rolling him over. There was always going to be some water, and some O2 + circulation is probably more important than trying to get all the water out. The gurgling tells me that air was going in and out of his lungs though, so it’s not like they were completely filled. Probably only just enough to make noise.