Unfortunately, there was about a 20 minute lapse in time from the time that he had the heart attack to when the wife came over to get help. I think by the time CPR was administered, 25 minutes had elapsed. As we know, there is little time to help a heart attack victim. I am uncertain if she was aware of the 911 system. Under the circumstances, I think she just agreed with whatever anyone said to her with the lack of communication and the intenseness of the situation.
My 22 year old neighbor is the one that administered CPR via instructions of the 911 Operator. I commend him for participating. He was very courageous.
I am certainly glad to hear your teaching your children at young ages. It is very important to teach your children and you can also call 911 with your children and when the operator answers let them know you are only teaching your children on the use of the 911 system and that there is no emergency. They take mock drill calls all the time. It is important to let them know immediately that it is only a drill.
We can only hope that there is never a need for 911, but being prepared is certainly worth the training.
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Hey Susan,
Unfortunately, there was about a 20 minute lapse in time from the time that he had the heart attack to when the wife came over to get help. I think by the time CPR was administered, 25 minutes had elapsed. As we know, there is little time to help a heart attack victim. I am uncertain if she was aware of the 911 system. Under the circumstances, I think she just agreed with whatever anyone said to her with the lack of communication and the intenseness of the situation.
My 22 year old neighbor is the one that administered CPR via instructions of the 911 Operator. I commend him for participating. He was very courageous.
I am certainly glad to hear your teaching your children at young ages. It is very important to teach your children and you can also call 911 with your children and when the operator answers let them know you are only teaching your children on the use of the 911 system and that there is no emergency. They take mock drill calls all the time. It is important to let them know immediately that it is only a drill.
We can only hope that there is never a need for 911, but being prepared is certainly worth the training.
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