You Won't Believe How These 20 Everyday People Ended Up In Situations Where They Needed To Save Another's Life
There's a reason we're all so grateful for the hard work of first responders. Realistically, the average person can't always pull it together during an emergency to do what needs to be done.
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A lot of time, saving a life can come down to what you do in a matter of moments. Regular people who don't have training and tools at their disposal are forced into life-or-death situations every day.
We all hope that when it counts, we can do the right thing. Sometimes that's as simple as calling 911. Other times it means jumping in to save someone's life in a more hands-on manner.
As an anxious person in non-emergency situations, I'm fascinated by the fact that laypeople can save a life. I found these stories on Reddit of all the times lives have been saved by everyday folks and some of them are truly fascinating.
1."Toddler was walking about 20 paces in front of its family by a busy main road. It stops, turns to face the road, and runs like hell into oncoming traffic. I kinda scream/gasp something unintelligible and grab the toddler pulling it back onto the pavement. Family didn't even seem that bothered."
2."A man dropped instantly in full cardiac arrest at my work, turning grey-green and looking just plain dead. A coworker and I did CPR and used the AED to zap him twice. By the time the EMTs arrived (8-ish minutes) he had a heartbeat and his eyes were fluttering open. Can't lie, feels great. Please take a CPR & first aid class."
3."I was in Hong Kong on business, so my colleague and I went to Repulse Bay. We met up with some girls we'd previously met, drank all day on the beach, hung out, made new friends, and were all hitting a volleyball when a guy our age (early 20s) comes up to us, his voice in a panic saying his friend is buried and they can't get him out of the sand. I immediately thought this was some prank, so we go over to the kid, and literally, all you can see is an arm sticking out of the sand, so we try pulling it and all you can hear is a muffled scream."
"When we realized what's going on and tried to get closer, the sand caved in and the arm began frantically waving in a panic. Immediately I started digging in the sand with four other people to find this kid's head and then I found it and we dug a small air pocket around his mouth. After about five minutes of carefully digging and pulling, we pulled him out. The beach was empty aside from us and it was getting pitch black out."
— u/rmxc