Horrible New Years Day (kinda graphic)

Had a similar situation when my friend crashed a few years ago, it was a tough call not doing cpr and in the back of my mind I had the what ifs and maybes. You did what you could, like they have said, most would just look on.

 

The Beeb always comes through in making my day better, thanks for the pick up.

 

Yes, and yes.

 

well thats good to hear considering no one really knows what cause the incident.

 

Looks pretty crystal-clear to me. Sorry you aren't grasping the concept.

 

TrackStar you went above and beyond what most people would do!

 

Good on you, Trackstar! You did what you could. Not every patient/victim makes it and that's a hard reality to accept firsthand. Don't feel guilty; know that you have what it takes to step up and act when it really counts.

 

way to go man. it sucks that your year started off like this, but rest assured, you did the right thing! RIP young lady...

 

Wow, that's terrible. So sorry you had to see that.
But good on you for trying.

 

Good on ya for giving it a try - most folks wouldnt have ene done that .

+1 on the trauma code flight , most agencies see that as a non-flight .

 

Texting?

 

I agree. Sad all around and most likely preventable.

I hate driving on two lane roads for this very reason. Drive from STL to Dayton quite a bit and the most dangerous bit IMO is the two laner (HWY35).

 

Sorry you had to go through that and RIP to the young lady.

 

Driving while distracted is a much bigger problem then many people will admit - you quickly come to realize this after cleaning up a few accidents of these types.

RIP to the young lady, and good effort on the part of the OP stepping up to the plate like that - it isn't easy.

 

Her phone was sitting in the center console, didnt even budge in the wreck. I didnt see the ipod and I was all over in that car. From what I got after they extracated her was that the Ipod was between her legs. Thats their best guess, roads were pretty clear and there was no evidence that she even tried to hit the brakes. Drivers of the other vehicle said she didnt drift... she swerved into their lane.

 

Maybe dropped the iPod and swerved. Was she wearing a seatbelt? Or was it bad enough it didn't matter?

I watched an idiot do this same thing in front of my house. He had two wheels over the center line at the middle of the block and by the time he was at the intersection three houses down he was completely in the wrong lane. Luckily no one coming and a slow speed limit saved him. He wound up driving over the sidewalk on the wrong side of the road and center punched a fire hydrant snapping it off. I never did see brake lights come on. He took out a good length of neighbor's fence before he finally tagged a tree. Because of this moron we had a boil water alert for two days because he broke the water main.

People need to pay attention if they are driving something large enough to kill other people.

 

Fixed.

OP, that's tragic to have to witness / deal with. Her fate was decided before you stepped out of your car. I'd stand up and applaud you if you walked into my office after something like that.

 

Chest compressions will oscillate the lungs if the airway is clear and open (not in this case), as well as circulating the blood. I learned from EMT school that fully circulated blood still contains a good bit of oxygen. So even if there is no rescue breaths, chest compressions will help.