On Tuesday morning, on my entry to my car park, I encountered an accident scene where a petite lady in her Satria Neo, had hit a man on the motorcycle. I had only just parked the car when the lady tried to relocate the fallen bike as the man looked injured from his stance. I got down to assist. The girl went into shock & was trembling. I told her exactly what to do. At this point, other drivers had gotten out of their cars to give their ‘input’ insisting that the girl drove the casualty to the hospital & started an argument.
“Shuuuuttt uuuuup!!!!!” I’m an Emergency First Responder! This guy’s life is not threatened now, this girl is in shock, if you have no business here, leave!” “Girl, you are not in the right state to drive, I’ll take you both to hospital. Get in to the car now.”
When we were in the car, the man’s collarbone looked dislocated. I asked him to move his fingers & remember the location of the pain & to let the examining doctor know exactly where it hurts so that they will know what’s broken. The girl made several calls to family members. I asked the man if he had insurance, Hospitalisation & Surgical, Medical Card or Credit Card. I explained to him that private hospitals have refused entry to those who have no collateral or deposit & I didn’t want him to be rejected. I told the girl to breathe deeply to regain blood & oxygen circulation to the brain. When I got to Tawakal, I dropped the both of them off at the Emergency Unit & realised I was behind the wheel of a spanking new car. That girl was really in a state of panic already, leaving her vehicle with a total stranger. I parked the car & got her a drink. She had to break her fast as she wasn’t in the right state. I stayed by her till her father arrived, adviced her to lodge a report & took a taxi back to work. Hmmm…….this Emergency First Responder training is beginning to show its usefulness already. Thank God for His grace & extra dose of strength to deal with the situation & the wisdom to tell the casualties what to do. May I continue to walk in His path no matter what He puts in front of me.
Pam, First of all, All strength and wisdom comes from God and He always gives His children the strength to do all things that glorifies His name. And of course, His children’s obedience in responding to His directions and prompts, of which you did and I am sure you have reflected God’s love to those who know Him not (whether they are believers or not).
Took a lot of courage and care in what you did, and you should be commended on that. Yes, sometimes God works in strange ways. When did you ever imagine when you took courses in EFR, that God will use your acquired talent in a situation like that?!. No, right?!. One would always think that such training may come in handy when you are travelling or with a group of friends, never in a situation where it involved total strangers. A job well done and a situation well handled!, All glory to God, the Father!.
Applause! Applause!
Eh, shy lah, I take no glory nor praise for what I think is the right thing to do. I blogged about it because I was tested. I was praying on my way to work & God really sent me a situation that I couldn’t back out of. It’s just that this time, I didn’t pass out while trying to help these people like I almost did in Redang some years back with a near-drowning casualty. The girl was blue when I got to her & one of my students pumped her heart while I blew (mouth to mouth resuscitation) but by the time I finished (she was revived & she vomitted, yucks….), I almost turned blue. So there, God gave me an easier situation this time but nevertheless, I almost lost it with those inquisitive passers-by. And it was the first time I asked people to shut up so loudly! Hahahah!
u go girl…so proud of u, what u have achieved, and will…God truly cares…