[Blindtlk] Emergency situations

[jaber37837 at cox.net]

Thanks

I haven't taken any CPR classes or anything.I could have my Senior year in 
high school, but I would have had to get out of my chair and the school 
didn't want me to do that.

My Grandmother is better now, although after she came home from the hospital 
that same night, she had another less serious seizure early in the morning.

It was just very scarey.

Jen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judy Jones" <nfbwatac at earthlink.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Emergency situations


> Hi,
>
> I have to admit, I've been lacking on taking any emergency first-aid
> classes, but it would be a good thing for anyone to have.  Years ago I
> trained in CPR, but that card has long expired.
>
> Judy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Judd" <chrischas0713 at charter.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 3:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Emergency situations
>
>
>> Hey Jen,
>>
>> I have epilepsy, and the important thing to remember is when a person is
>> having a seizure, to keep calm.  There is nothing you can do while the
>> person is having the seizure, but you need to make sure that they are 
>> away
>> from sharp objects, and when they come out of a seizure, don't ask them a
>> lot of questions, because they might be confused.
>> There is a yahoo group dealing with epilepsy.  I'll send along the link
>> when
>> i get it.
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>> "Won't you gimmie three steps, gimmie three steps Mister, gimmie three
>> steps
>> toward your door. Gimmie three steps gimmie three steps Mister, and 
>> you'll
>> never see me no more. That's for sure."
>> Ronnie Van Zant / Lynyrd Skynyrd
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Judy Jones" <nfbwatac at earthlink.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 3:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Emergency situations
>>
>>
>>> Hi, Jen,
>>>
>>> I would certainly feel helpless there too; the best thing, when in 
>>> doubt,
>>> call 911.
>>>
>>> Judy
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: <jaber37837 at cox.net>
>>> To: "BlindTalk" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 12:10 PM
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Emergency situations
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi again,
>>>>
>>>> I have a question about what else I could  have done in an emergency
>>>> situation like the one that occurred last night.
>>>>
>>>> My Grandmother had a seizure...it was awful...I heard this gutteral
>>>> sound
>>>> and then vomiting and then what sounded like stomping of the feet and
>>>> then
>>>> gurgling...I thought she was going to choke or suffocate on her own
>>>> saliva!
>>>>
>>>> I just sat there like a helpless little girl who didn't know what to do
>>>> and
>>>> called my mother to help. It just made me feel like "mommy will come 
>>>> and
>>>> make it all better" sort of thing.
>>>>
>>>> Luckily someone was home, but I don't know what I would have done if I
>>>> was
>>>> the only one home. My mother told me her breathing was shallow, her
>>>> pulse
>>>> was weak, and it took thirty minutes for her to come out of the 
>>>> seizure.
>>>>
>>>> I didn't know what was going on because I couldn't see what was going
>>>> on,
>>>> and I'm not sure how long she was unconscious before she started making
>>>> all
>>>> that noise. I was scared that I didn't hear her in enough time to help
>>>> her.
>>>>
>>>> She came home from the hospital later last night, but then I heard she
>>>> had
>>>> another seizure early this morning, but it wasn't as bad.
>>>>
>>>> What anyone experienced anythig like this? What could I have done to
>>>> help
>>>> her?
>>>>
>>>> Jen
>>>>
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