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CPR?
By ScottR
Sun, 06/15/2014 - 10:57pm
Quote:
Then they ran down a rocky slope, pulled him out of the water, and administered CPR, witnesses said.
“I could see him moving, but he said he couldn’t feel his legs,” Stowers said.
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I really hope they weren't performing CPR on a conscious victim.
They weren't
By Southie
Mon, 06/23/2014 - 7:24pm
I don't know who the idiot was who said they were administrating cpr, maybe it was the ignorant woman recording the whole thing, but I heard the whole story from my friend who was working on the scene and trust me, she wasn't giving cpr. She did exactly what she should have been doing and kept the victim awake and talking until EMS arrived.
Signs
By anon
Sun, 06/15/2014 - 11:01pm
Not only did everyone tell him not to jump, but signs are posted on the pier warning "no diving, no swimming".
Were they MUCTD compliant signs?
By SwirlyGrrl
Mon, 06/16/2014 - 11:39am
Otherwise, how would he know that they meant anything?
Because other people at the
By anon
Mon, 06/16/2014 - 2:29pm
Because other people at the scene WARNED HIM NOT TO JUMP. Reading comprehension is your friend.
Whoosh!
By SwirlyGrrl
Mon, 06/16/2014 - 9:05pm
Whoosh!
what would the manual for
By anon-a-mouse
Mon, 06/16/2014 - 2:55pm
what would the manual for uniform traffic control devices (MUTCD) published by the federal highway administration have to do with a pier?
Also Whoosh!
By Bob Leponge
Mon, 06/16/2014 - 9:44pm
Whoooosh!
does it all the time eh?
By Mrzip
Sun, 06/15/2014 - 11:15pm
they don't have a nine foot tide down south, hopefully he'll be okay
The woman on he phone was
By anon
Mon, 06/16/2014 - 6:53am
The woman on he phone was visiting from South Carolina, not the victim. We don't know anything about him yet.
Not a southerner
By anon
Mon, 06/16/2014 - 1:45pm
Unless "South Boston" counts as "southern". They guy is a local idiot.
I'll comment...
By Bob Leponge
Sun, 06/15/2014 - 11:19pm
.. since of course I've never done anything really stupid. I especially never did anything stupid when I was 20....
Thank god...
By SoBoYuppie
Sun, 06/15/2014 - 11:42pm
...other people were around to help him. The article made is seem like his lone friends had no idea he was injured.
Hope he is ok.
- The Original SoBo Yuppie
correction
By SoBoYuppie
Mon, 06/16/2014 - 8:56am
lone friend.
He hit his head?
By Kaz
Mon, 06/16/2014 - 12:15pm
a) No harm done then.
b) At least he landed on something soft.
c) That's okay, he wasn't using it anyways.
d) "He does this all the time", does he? Well, that explains a lot.
Already returned to work
By rsybuchanan
Mon, 06/16/2014 - 12:46pm
Answering CitizensConnect tickets from his smartphone
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