So I get a call from a friend in a panic. After the panic subsides and normal breathing resumes, we discuss the situation. Without giving what happened out, I can strait up tell you that a little bit of thinking ahead would have gone a long way to the solution.
Face facts! If you don't have a first aid kit that is stocked properly (that means all meds are up to date and the band aids are not from World War II) you cannot respond to bad boo boos.
The week before last, my son dropped a pickle jar and then stepped on the glass. OUCH! After removing the glass from his heel, I put a paper towel on the gash to provide some absorption. My wife grabbed some supplies from the box to provide pressure bandages. Things went well even down at the emergency room. Needless to say, the med staff was fine with how we dealt with the emergency. 15 stitches later, we were done. Now, if we were not prepared, blood would have been all over the house and car (yes, there was blood on the floor of the house, but just in the kitchen.) No blood was on the carpet of the car.
What I am getting at is this. Be sure to be ready. Take time to make a plan, buy your supplies and actually practice. You don't learn CPR by watching a movie - you actually need to do the chest compressions and realize you will break ribs (sorry to have to tell you that.) As a friend in college once said - MAN UP you Whiny Freak!
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