ET: Man’s Life-Threatening Heart Condition Corrected When Ambulance Hits Pothole.
In a rare case, a Nebraska man’s life was saved on April 15 when his ambulance hit a pothole and his dangerously paced heartbeat returned to normal.
The incident happened when Gretna paramedics rushed a 59-year-old man with a life-threatening heartbeat to the hospital, reported 6 News.
The ambulance had traveled 7 miles and was 20 miles away from the Lakeside Hospital when it hit a pothole. At one point during the journey, the man’s heartbeat had hit a dangerous rate of 200 beats per minute.
Potholes are good for the heart. We need more fucking potholes.
Tell me about it. I live in pothole county and every time I hit one I almost have a heart attack, but end up with only a busted tire. Lucky me.
Anybody here with a bad ticker might want to move to my part of Michigan. Sounds like you’ll live forever. Assuming you can afford the auto insurance and the gas.
2nd opinion:
http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/33252-Second-Opinion.html
…this describes something that is kind of the same mechanism as an old technique known as a precordial thump, which is the thing that Hawkeye does for dramatic effect in the old M.A.S.H. episodes, but isn’t really that common in these days of more modern, reliable methods of accomplishing the same thing.
The technique was DISCOVERED in a 1970’s ambulance accident.
https://www.firstaidtrainingbangkok.com/info/cpr-precordial-thump
…that said, it’s still a legit technique, but NOT for the untrained.
…so that pothole thing was pretty amazing, and only God could have got that timing right. That man may want to thank the Lord on His rebirthday for it, and consider WHY the Lord granted him a mulligan…
Ah Come on guys Y’all know these things happen. Years ago this poor guys heart stopped in the ambulance on his way to the hospital.
Two cops and two paramedics, while transferring him to a gurney, dropped him. His head hit the pavement but his heart kicked in. The hospital treated his head wound and monitored him overnight. The cops and medics got medals for “saving his life.” They are called John Kerry medals. If ya know that I mean.
jpm- LMAO!!! Also, ew.
“Anybody here with a bad ticker might want to move to my part of Michigan. Sounds like you’ll live forever. Assuming you can afford the auto insurance and the gas.”
…if your part is in SE MI, @Different Tim, I’d say the “refugee” and/or illegal Muzzies aren’t worried about li’l niceties like insurance, and we TAXPAYERS got their gas…
The ambulance company sent him a bill for $80,000.
…there’s an old story about the analog TV days, when there was a guy called a “TV Repairman” that covers this, @Billy Fuster…
…one day, a guy’s TV was nothing but snow. He jiggles it and plays with the foil on the rabbit ears, but finally calls the TV Repairman.
…that worthy comes over, looks at the TV for a moment, and slaps the side. Immediately, a perfect, crystal-clear picture appears.
The repairman then turns and presents the man with a bill for $100. The man boggles at him, and says “You were barely here for five minutes, and all you did was hit it! How is that worth $100?
The repairman smiled and said, “The $100 isn’t for hitting it. The $100 is for knowing WHERE to hit it…
This technique works for kidney stone attacks too. Press your lower back hard against the seat, then hit every pothole or speed bump you can find. If you’re lucky the stone is dislodged, the intense pain stops, and drops to a tolerable level. You squirt the evil thing out in a day or three if your good luck holds.
Does honorary Dr. Pothole get both a medal for saving a life and a split of the fee?
and the st dept promotes this to get out of filling potholes. Saving community lives.
God why didn`t you saved me?
I did, i sent a pothole, not my fault the ambulance driver swerved….