Life saver at the NMUSAF

[mustangdriver]

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/news/s ... =123223355

[Holedigger]

Must have seen the price on the Bomber jacket in the store! But seriously, Kudos to the staff for the quick response in saving the guest, just a few minutes of no pulse makes the chances of survival slim.

[Bill Greenwood]

I have never had to use one of the AED devices, but they are supposed to have directions on them so that an ordinary person can use them in an emergency. If someone is not breathing or has no pulse, it is all up to whoever is on site, as waiting 10 minutes for the 911 people is too long .
Thanks for the lady who saved someone, bet she feels pretty good.

[mustangdriver]

They had just installed them when I started volunteering there. They insisted that every volunteer and employee get checked out on it. There are step by step instructions on what to do. Still, in an actual emergency it has to be difficult to keep your head. I hope they give her some kind of an award or something.

[Clifford Bossie]

The last time I was at the NMUSAF, I was laying on the floor so as to get an unobstructed photo of the Falcon missiles sticking out of the weapons bay of the museum's F-102. I was getting up after taking several photos when someone behind me spoke to me. He turned out to be one of the docents and he remarked: "When I first saw you I thought we had a fallen visitor, then I saw the flash and knew what you were doing." We spent a while just talking airplanes. The staff there is great and with the number of visitors and especially older visitors it was nice to see that they really have their heads on straight.

[Steve Nelson]

Wow..that's quite a story. Great work by all the responders..and yes, no matter what she says, that nurse is definitely a hero! I had been worried about somebody using one of those AEDs incorrectly and actually injuring the person they were trying to aid, but my wife (a nurse) says they're programmed so they will only work if they recognize a "shockable" heart rythm.

I guess I'd better be careful next time I'm on the museum floor trying to get pics of wheelwells and such..

SN