| It's the late evening and the call comes in. It's a | | | | have to try the jugular." As he sticks the needle |
| full arrest. A full arrest means that someone has | | | | in, blood sprays from the puncture site into his |
| stopped breathing, and they have no pulse. We | | | | mouth and eyes. I see tiny red droplets splatter |
| jump on the fire engine and scream down the | | | | onto my safety glasses... |
| street, horn blaring, lights flashing to the house. As | | | | Safety glasses can save your life. Unfortunately |
| we run up the stairs to the back bedroom we | | | | they only if you wear them! Let the above story |
| see her - an older woman being held in the arms | | | | be a lesson to you if you work in healthcare, or |
| of her husband. He's crying and she's very pale. | | | | just attend a CPR or First Aid class. There are |
| Not good. | | | | many blood borne pathogens that still have no |
| We quickly get to work and start CPR. | | | | cure: HIV and Hepatitis C are two nasty ones. |
| Paramedics are trying to get an IV started so | | | | Make it a habit and wear them every time you |
| that we can give her drugs to restart her heart, | | | | perform CPR or First Aid. Personally I wear the |
| but her veins are very small and tough to stick. | | | | Scorpion Safety Glasses. They are completely |
| I'm counting out loud, "24, 25, 26, 27..." as I | | | | adjustable so that you can have the maximum |
| compress her chest to help her blood circulate. | | | | protection. They don't look bad either! Don't just |
| "I can't get it," one of the medics says, talking | | | | wear them for yourself, wear them for your |
| about the veins in the woman's arm, "I'm going to | | | | family that depends on you. |