Special needs child with a seizure

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Pretty sure huh? Tell the kid's dad I said "Hi" when you speak to him again, as you apparently have spoken to him before?

Ask him why he went out of his way to seek me out of the crowd afterwards and thank me profusely for my help, and that he was scared as it hadn't happened to the kid in two years and they had trouble remembering what they should do. Also ask him why they gave me specific things to do to help (creating a visual barrier from the lookie-loos, keeping an eye on the kid's pulse rate, showing them how tell that he was coming around when they were worried the medication wasn't working quickly enough, pick the kid up into the wheelchair as he was too heavy for the dad to pick up, help carry the wheelchair down the steps to the parking lot) :unsure:

But yeah, I was SUCH an imposition. :rofl:

So you did what any decent person would do, which is great. If you're seeking congratulations for doing so, you are not in the right place. The attitude is uncalled for, and for the most part a bystander with minimal training (a CPR card does not mean you have medical training, it means you were taught CPR), is an imposition to both the patient and responding crews.

While I think we can all appreciate someone who is taking the time to learn something to help others, it is also important to remember that while many people will experience a medical problem in public, very few of them are anything approaching an emergency in which intervention is required prior to the ambulance arriving. Sometimes it's best to just leave things well alone.

 

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Ask him why he went out of his way to seek me out of the crowd afterwards and thank me profusely for my help, and that he was scared as it hadn't happened to the kid in two years and they had trouble remembering what they should do. Also ask him why they gave me specific things to do to help (creating a visual barrier from the lookie-loos, keeping an eye on the kid's pulse rate, showing them how tell that he was coming around when they were worried the medication wasn't working quickly enough, pick the kid up into the wheelchair as he was too heavy for the dad to pick up, help carry the wheelchair down the steps to the parking lot) :unsure:

But yeah, I was SUCH an imposition. :rofl:

If he truly was scared and had trouble remembering what they should do then he should have called 911. Plain and simple.

Oh, and your not a lookie-loo?

This is going to sound condescending, probably because it is meant to be, but you have the same amount of medical training as most boy scouts so please do not portray yourself as something more. Most people in the general public do not know the difference between various medical professions and certifications. When you introduce yourself as someone with medical training and offer assistance in a medical emergency you are implying that you are an expert and qualified to do so. The person you are helping may not know what "CPR certified" is and may assume more.

Everyone goes through this phase when they are new. It will pass, hopefully. You will notice most people who have been in the medical field avoid off duty emergencies like the plague.