Chicken bald back

[gavclojak]

Warning*** please don't read if you don't want your head to explode****

 

I attended a heart start and defibrillation course yesterday and the nurse running the course relaid a story.....here goes...a woman suffered a cardiac event at a large shopping centre, the staff sprang into action and used the defibrillator, as it was a public place they exposed the woman's chest but to protect her modesty left her bra on. During the resusitation she she suffered burns from her bra underwire, as the current from the defibrillator made them live.

 

The woman was one of the lucky ones and the fantastic store staff saved her life, albeit with minor burns in her underwire area....BUT yes you guessed it.....she is now suing the store staff personally for not removing her bra as she is now no longer to wear a bikini...

 

 

I detest this type...gimme gimme gimme, everyone owes me something....mean spirited....yuk...shame on her

 

okey dokey rant officially over

[patsylabrador]

Selfish and vain. Of course she can wear a bikini, what is it they say now? Every mark on your body tells a story. It's such a good idea to have defibs in public places but how many women could be the victim of her greedy nature when staff become reluctant to use them? Hard decisions to make which become harder when the public complain when you're just trying your best.

[Bramble]

Outrageous - I bet the store staff wish they hadn't bothered to help her at all. These people are first aiders, they're not doctors how dare she suggest that having saved her life they should have done it without scarring her. If they'd taken her bra off she sounds the type that would have sued them for sexual harassment or some such nonsense. If the first aiders hadn't acted as quickly as they did, she CERTAINLY wouldn't be worried about whether she could wear a bikini or not.

 

It's such a shame that people take this attitude - one of the chaps I work with says he doesn't feel able to be a first aider because he's worried about being sued by any woman he happens to try and help as CPR would involve touching her "chest". Poor lad, I've tried to explain that at times like that, etiquette needs to go out of the window - other priorities apply.

[Charlottechicken]

So, not only did they save her life, but protected her modesty as well. How thoughtful

 

Pity she doesn't think about what would have happened if they had removed all garments to do the job properly, she would be scouring the internet for topless photos of herself, posted by all the gawpers who usually have a ringside seat at this sort of emergency

[The Dogmother]

Oh good grief!!!! It's not uncommon for a rib or two to be broken during CPR (the compression depth needs to be pretty deep and this can happen) but I've never heard of anyone complaining.

Talk about ungrateful!

[Lydia]

Silly girl.

 

I've had major surgery 19 times and, consequently, have quite a few scars. The really large one (it's actually 3 scars but they are on top of one another), that looks like a zip fastener, starts on my left side and snakes up my back and round my left shoulder blade - it's really quite impressive (or gruesome, depending on your point of view)! Then there's the one that goes horizontally down my tummy and divides it in two.

 

I've always worn a bikini on the beach and I look absolutely fabulous in one People have looked but no-one has actually shied away in horror.

 

I've also got a tattoo on my arm that says "the scars remain to remind me I'm still living". I thought it was apt!

Edited August 13, 2014 by Guest

[The Dogmother]

I've also got a tattoo on my arm that says "the scars remain to remind me I'm still living". I thought it was apt!

 

That's so good.

 

I'm a firm believer (as PL said) that they are a map of your life experiences.

[chickencam]

What a vain and selfish woman, she should be glad to have been given the gift of a longer life.

 

I love the idea that all of your body marks are a map of your life experiences, not sure why that hasn't occurred to me before. I will now love my stretch marks especially as those who caused them are gradually moving on.

 

Well done to the staff who sprang to this woman's aid and saved her life and as much of her dignity as possible.

[Alis girls]

Its safer to have your cardiac event in Asda than the Gp surgery as many dont have de fibs. As for this woman she is a Its a sign of the times. I was in Spain some years back and many of the women had what I assume were caesarian scars running from belly button down and were all in bikinis sporting their war wound with pride. Mines under my knicks like most British women. No one is perfect and those who think they are often have a bad attitude and lack personality. Beauty comes from within.

[gavclojak]

I find it incredibly that not many GPs have defibrillators, I work in a dental practice and we have had one for several years, we recently had a CQC inspection, and the inspector said we had a better emergent drugs kit than most GP surgery's....crazy!! Also another moan, we had 24 hours notice for a inspection, that was fine but GP's and hospitals get three months notice!! Does that make sense??

[Willow]

Sorry this is an urban myth rather than a real story. I know standard paramedic policy is to cut bras off as a precaution but there hasn't been evidence of a problem.

Aside from anything else the metal underwire would have to be exposed and against her skin to conduct the electricity. under wires in bras are well wrapped by fabric, they are also usually coated in plastic. If they do start to come out it's poking out at either end which is away from any paddles.

I'm sure the instructor believed it but it's a myth that has been built up and embellished a few times as a cautionary tale.

[Alis girls]

Gavclojak - it is unfair but those 3 months you are stressed out as they haul you over the coals. They are there to protect pts and staff alike but dont seem to be where needed in nursing homes where the pts are ill treated. They nit pick about everything even the staff fridge which is in the kitchen. Frankly what business is it of theirs what we have for lunch and how its stored - our problem. My colleague was in tears.

[gavclojak]

I agree, the process is so weird, I don't think it's unfair we got 24 hours notice, I just think if we are given three months notice you don't get a true representation of how the practice is running. They pulled me up in a non dated cleaning policy:(( We have had 2 inspections and some practices have still to have the first round inspection!!

 

Interesting view re the urban myth, will have to ask my trainer, she is a paramedic and specialist resus trainer so not sure how to tell her she might be mistaken!!

[Snowy]

I've heard that story trotted out by a Red Cross first aid trainer. I think they like to use it as it adds a bit of excitement to a rather dull training session!

[gavclojak]

I must be supremely gullable, I believed every word and was insensed!!

[Purplemaniacs]

I must be supremely gullable, I believed every word and was insensed!!

I would have done too

 

When I was training to be a nurse back in the 80s we were warned about the risks of helping people and then being sued by the person you helped which at the time seemed mad to me, but such things do happen.

 

Doing first aid training when we go back to school so I wonder what tales we will be told.

 

Chrissie

[Snowy]

No one has ever been sued in the UK for administering first aid. May be worth having a read of this before you do the course!

http://www.realfirstaid.co.uk/dutyofcare/