Scary situation #2

[yockman]

Following on from the broken leg, imagine you're 15 miles offshore in the usual 10-15 knot sou'easter. Your mate, the only other person on board, grabs his chest, groans, and hits the deck unconscious. What do you do??

BTW, I don't have any definitive answer, looking for clues myself.

Cheers and hope it doesn't happen to you!!
Yockman

[blaze]

mayday, mayday

[mackmauler]

dont go giving my deckies any ideas, I really dont wanna think about the mouth to mouth part

[NQCairns]

I used to go boating with a very unhealthy looking and sounding mate. I bought one of those plastic resusitation covers that you place over the patients mouth to breath into and took it every trip. That piece of plastic calmed my imagination very nicely .
With reference to your question continue CPR within reach and earshot of the VHF and await the helicopter???

[nonibbles]

Hold him over the side by the bottom jaw whilst supporting the body until he kicks and moves off. If he doesn't then there's the food chain argument...

[GiddyUp]

Ring Eddie for a lifeline

[jewies]

dont go giving my deckies any ideas, I really dont wanna think about the mouth to mouth part

what if its a lovely lady deckie robbo

[philip_thomson]

i agree with giddyup about phoning eddie for a lifeline. there are two possible answers here so 50 50 should be the best lifeline.

no nibbles i also like your answer.

hmm decidions decisions.

the grabing the chest and fulling unconcious is the scary part probably go for a may day call as it is quite ergent.

cheers

[yockman]

;
Wickedly funny answers, guys, there's that black aussie humour again. But seriously.....

[philip_thomson]

mine was serious wasn't it?

[aquarius]

I was on a charter boat some years ago off the Gold Coast when an elderly gentlemen started to have heart trouble.
We were 20 nauticle miles off the coast and in 2 metre swells.
The skipper promtly got on the radio for help and it was about an hour latter that a chopper and doctor arrived on the scence.
They tried to winch the doc down onto the deck but with the rough sea gave that idea away.
Next thing the doc was being dropped out of the chopper into the boiling sea.......Bloody brave if ya ask me but i suppose it comes with the job.
The doctor then swam over to the charter boat and stabilized the heart attack victim.
He then attached a belt around both guys and said we are going to jump overboard and i will swim away from the boat so the chopper can winch us to safety.
This manover worked well and before long they were on the way to the hospital.......lucky guy did survive the ordeal.
By now the police and rescue boats had arrived on the scene and they took his mates back to shore and we carried on our day charter.
Guess anything is possible miles out at sea but its good to know help is at hand if you need it........just need to make sure you carry all the saftey gear!!
Cheers Brent

[MY-TopEnder]

1- roll into the safe position to allow a clear airway
2- check pulse
3- MAYDAY MAYDAY call
4- To assist in the chopper getting to your location, switch on your EPIRB

[yockman]

It certainly was, Phil. I must say, confronting this situation is my secret nightmare fear after seeing something similar happen in a shopping centre recently. The gentleman had a stroke, not a heart attack as diagnosed by all the punters present at the time. Not that anyone really knew what to do, except for the "call Eddie" option....

[philip_thomson]

yeah it is scary that most people don't know what to do in the case of an emergency. i did a first aid course last year at school and have a slight understanding. however i think one of the big issues is the public litigation stuff. basically if you go to help someone and they get worse of then they can sue you or have you charged. this is pathetic as you are trying to be a good citizen and help them out. so i think a few people know what to do but alot are to scared to attempt anything.

cheers philip

[MulletMan]

Rebait his line and chuck it over again I guess!