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[jgrahamc]

They had also administered manual CPR which had kept my brain supplied with oxygen at the cost of two broken ribs

I did CPR on an elderly man I found having a heart attack in an alley in London. He was conscious when I found him. I called 999 and stayed with him. He "died" in front of me (no pulse, breathing, motion, loss of urine control). I did CPR until the ambulance arrived; I remember the sound of breaking ribs very clearly. They used a defib on him and he survived and until I moved away from the area I'd see him walking around from time to time.

Was a slightly odd feeling seeing him because I literally saw him "stop".

[flubflub → jgrahamc]

Were you scared when you broke his ribs? Of course you'd have to but I'd be too apprehensive to do it properly I think.

[jgrahamc → flubflub]

I was not at all afraid. I got on with the job and I was so focused that I had no idea that the ambulance had arrived until a crew member touched me.

[flubflub → jgrahamc]

That's interesting, thank you. It is different to what I would have expected of myself in that position.