My professor collapsed onto the floor in the middle of class....

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notfred

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Anyone on here a paramedic?
What percentage of calls are false alarms?
I was just in a calculus class, and, as he was finishing up the lecture, my professor collapsed onto the floor. He's an older man, and he hadn't been feeling well, and I don't really know what it was but he just collapsed. Anyway, someone called 911, to get an ambulance. A mnute later he was able to get back up, and insisted that he was fine. I think he should go see his doctor, but I don't think he needed an ambulance. As I was leaving class, there was a police car and an ambualance racing across campus...

I wanted to know how often that happens, where the problems taken care of (or there never really was a problem) by the time you get there.

That was kinda scary though. I hope my professor's alright.
 
aphex

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i read it b4, just didnt know how to respond :eek:
 
pyonir

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i've had a few profs i wanted this to happen to...seems like it only happens to the best. my fav prof in college got breast cancer. she beat it though...

Sorry i couldn't be helpful. like hammer09 said, Paramedic911 will probably be able to answer this question for ya...he was a medic.
 
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I wouldn't call that exactly a fasle alarm. I've had a similar situation happen and they took the guy in for observation. Even though he was able to get back up, who knows if there's anything wrong with him. Could have been a minor heart attack or stroke. As for what percent are serious cases, from a friend of mine, he runs on average 20 calls a shift, maybe 3-4 of those are serious. Car accidents, etc. Another 10 of those are semi serious, heart attacks, strokes, etc.
 
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Call a paramedic do not do ANYTHING yourself because you could be sued


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<< Call a paramedic do not do ANYTHING yourself because you could be sued >>

There is a thing called the Good Samaritan Law that forbids civil action against any non-professional for rendering reasonable assistance. Basically, as long as you don't try to do a thoracotomy on someone, you can't be sued. Only gross negligence can negate this protection.
 
Oyeve

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I would have picked his pocket then called 911. :) J/K. People collaspe all the time. Being a prof is high stress and it probably caught up with him.
 
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<< Call a paramedic do not do ANYTHING yourself because you could be sued >>

There is a thing called the Good Samaritan Law that forbids civil action against any non-professional for rendering reasonable assistance. Basically, as long as you don't try to do a thoracotomy on someone, you can't be sued. Only gross negligence can negate this protection. >>



Exactly. The best thing for him in this case would've been to go to the hospital to get checked out. As previously mentioned, because he got up does not really mean that he's going to be okay. He should still get medical attention whether from his primary care physician ASAP, or if that's not possible, get taken to the ER and be checked out there. I'm an EMT here in NY, but am currently with an agency that does not get very many calls to begin with. However, if a patient does RMA (refuse medical attention), he/she is usually encouraged to seek medical attention as a precautionary measure (with the exception of maybe us getting called for a minor cut or something - hey, it happens on a college campus).

JW
 
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