Tooj 17 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Sounds horrible that HMHM. Hope everything is fine with your wife's test results and you acted tremendous in what was a horrible situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14638 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Thats awful Davey, hope everything is ok, as you say it sounds an horrific thing for anyone to witness let alone two little girls seeing their mam like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 Bloody hell, hope she makes a full and swift recovery. Well done for keeping your cool and acting quickly. Let us know how she gets on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17828 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 That's horrific HMHM. Wishing your wife a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34630 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 As others have said, hope it all turns out ok, must have been terrifying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19839 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) christ HMHM. scary stuff. glad to hear everything ok. i'm in a slightly anxious mood myself. mrs and the bairn are both currently at home sick with the noro virus. i wanted to stay at home and look after them but had stuff to sort at the office. feel bad about not being there for them, also feeling guilty for being here as there's every chance i'm carrying the virus and infecting other people. i don't have any symptoms myself so couldn't really justify not coming in when i had stuff to do and might be lucky enough to escape the fun and games that go with it - touch wood. horrible seeing the bairn not being able to hold anything down. funny how resilient little uns are though. he's puking up bile and all floppy one minute then bright as a button asking for cars on the ipad the next. our house has a nice puke aroma hanging around the place at the moment Edited March 4, 2013 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34630 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 By the way, I wouldn't have a clue what to do if someone collapsed in front of me. Which is scary in itself. Should really do something about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26977 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Just popped to school and asked if I could see the girls and reassure them all is well as they haven't seen us since yesterday and didn't want them worrying. My Dad would've told them that 'Mammy' was back home and seemed ok but it would've sounded better coming from me. Gave them a big hug and told them how proud I was of them as they came back to the house later on and sorted their school uniform and got their school stuff with their Granny. I was trying to get some recognition from the Mrs as she was lying there but she was just looking at me blankly and couldn't get any words out and as I was talking to her I was just thinking she's going to be like this for the rest of her life, when her lips went blue/black I was telling her to try to breathe if she could in a calm manner for her and my girls sake but was thinking inside 'if he doesn't breathe in thirty seconds she's going to die in front of our kids' and all sorts of crap like that was running through my head, all the time the little'un was screaming and I was trying trying to talk to the 999 operator but was ignoring her at times as I wanted to get some signs of recognition from my Wife. I was just relieved when she got some colour back in her face and she then started to come in and out of awaeness although she was struggling to speak. When she came properly to the relief was immense. She's tired now and a bit bruised from the fall but seems ok. Thanks for the well wishes, just wanted to get it off my chest as it was a bit of a shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Probably an inappropriate smiley but Hope you all get some good luck, you deserve it after that ordeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26977 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I've took the night off again and will just chill out with the family and might get a dominoes pizza or something and just spend some time with the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9015 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Echo everything that's already been said mate, hope everything is grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 By the way, I wouldn't have a clue what to do if someone collapsed in front of me. Which is scary in itself. Should really do something about that. Call for help before you do anything else - phone an ambulance or get someone else to do it & make sure there's a door open so they can get in. Check ABC - Airway (whether they're choking on something) Breathing and Circulation (if they have a pulse) If they're breathing then put them in the recovery position, basically on their side with their chin up to keep the airway open and reassure them. If they're fitting don't try to restrain them, just make sure they're not going to hurt themselves on anything around them. If they're not breathing/have no pulse then start CPR. Think of the Vinnie Jones advert - the new Resus Council guidelines state that maintaining circulation is more important than rescue breaths so "Press (hard) on the sovereign to the tune of Staying Alive" and keep doing it til the ambulance comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9015 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Call for help before you do anything else - phone an ambulance or get someone else to do it & make sure there's a door open so they can get in. Check ABC - Airway (whether they're choking on something) Breathing and Circulation (if they have a pulse) If they're breathing then put them in the recovery position, basically on their side with their chin up to keep the airway open and reassure them. If they're fitting don't try to restrain them, just make sure they're not going to hurt themselves on anything around them. If they're not breathing/have no pulse then start CPR. Think of the Vinnie Jones advert - the new Resus Council guidelines state that maintaining circulation is more important than rescue breaths so "Press (hard) on the sovereign to the tune of Staying Alive" and keep doing it til the ambulance comes. Doesn't "Another one bites the dust" have the same timing? Just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 The timing is a bit off. It'd leave someone with an arrhythmia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Will anything with a solid 4/4 disco beat work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 As you're aiming for 100bpm it would do nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyff 0 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Feeling cautiously optimistic as I head towards the 9,000 word mark of my 10,000 word dissertation. Hoping for a complete first draft by Wednesday.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonamental 0 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Call for help before you do anything else - phone an ambulance or get someone else to do it & make sure there's a door open so they can get in. Check ABC - Airway (whether they're choking on something) Breathing and Circulation (if they have a pulse) If they're breathing then put them in the recovery position, basically on their side with their chin up to keep the airway open and reassure them. If they're fitting don't try to restrain them, just make sure they're not going to hurt themselves on anything around them. If they're not breathing/have no pulse then start CPR. Think of the Vinnie Jones advert - the new Resus Council guidelines state that maintaining circulation is more important than rescue breaths so "Press (hard) on the sovereign to the tune of Staying Alive" and keep doing it til the ambulance comes. Sovereign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Howmanheyman 26977 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Honestly, the time I wasted logging on to youtube to get the Bee Gees 7" version and not a re-mix. Did they not realise there was an emergency? (Of course I had a look at 'Keegan's Kingdom' as well while I was on, I almost forgot why I went on for 'staying alive' to be honest). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3986 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I'm glad your lass is okay but it would drive me mental not knowing the cause - do they intend to find out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Honestly, the time I wasted logging on to youtube to get the Bee Gees 7" version and not a re-mix. Did they not realise there was an emergency? (Of course I had a look at 'Keegan's Kingdom' as well while I was on, I almost forgot why I went on for 'staying alive' to be honest). All the best mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26977 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) Aye, she's already had a blood, urine, ECG test as well as an X-ray. We'll be going back for some other tests to see if it could be epilepsy for example. They think she's had a seizure but sometimes people can just have them and it never happen again, this actually happened to an old workmate about ten years ago and they never did find a cause. If it isn't something obvious then they don't seem to worry about it as they they think it may never happen again. It could be easier working out what it isn't than what it is. Edited March 4, 2013 by Howmanheyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 Honestly, the time I wasted logging on to youtube to get the Bee Gees 7" version and not a re-mix. Did they not realise there was an emergency? (Of course I had a look at 'Keegan's Kingdom' as well while I was on, I almost forgot why I went on for 'staying alive' to be honest). Oh aye, you joke about it now! You're right about it sometimes being a one-off. It can sometimes be caused by a virus and might never happen again. Fingers crossed that if there IS a problem that they pick it up and it's easily treated. You can do without wondering if and when it may happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Oh aye, you joke about it now! You're right about it sometimes being a one-off. It can sometimes be caused by a virus and might never happen again. Fingers crossed that if there IS a problem that they pick it up and it's easily treated. You can do without wondering if and when it may happen again. The exact same thing happened to my dad at work and it turned out to be a virus that had impacted his liver to be the course of it. Was horrible hearing him say he thought that was it for him. So I don't know what I would have done if I was in your situation HMHM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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