Linc5.0 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 My inlaws are in town and they came to visit last night. All went well until they get ready to leave. My wife's dad stands up to put my daughter down and then all of a sudden falls back onto the couch eyes wide open and gurgling. Everyone screams and I run out the front door screaming for my neighbor who is a nurse.Then run back inside and call 911 tell them the details franticly. Tell my wife(flipping out) to take daughter and niece down to neighbors.... I get over to my father in law and still no breathing. I start to lay him flat to start CPR when his pace maker and defib shock his heart. After the second shock he comes to(fucking crazy, makes the whole body move)....Ambulance comes take him away. He's in hospital in stable condition, Dr's said his heart did completely stop....I almost had a dead father in law in my house. Freaky as fuck.I thought it was all over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciongirl Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 wow... glad he is doing ok. hope he makes it out of the hospital. you should invite him back over... i wouldnt want the last memory of him in my house falling over almost dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Damn no shit crazy. At least hes back and kickin though rite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99ta Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 wow, that is crazy. sounds like you handled it well though. so his pace maker did that on its own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallion Motorsports1647545491 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 wow...somebody is watching over your family, hope everything is ok. tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 crazy stuff man, glad to hear everybody is ok. maybe you shouldn't take him for any more rides in the FD ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Woaw, that's awful Erik. Glad he made it through! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conesmasher Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Yea, man that's crazy. Hope everything works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Dam that sucks I tip my hat to you for taking charge of the suitation, not sure if most people would spring into action under that kind of pressure hope a he gets a full recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 The only thing I would have done different is dialed 911 first. They teach you that running for "known help" can be dangerous because you might trip and knock yourself out and suddenly no one knows where you are, meanwhile you don't have help coming. I hope he is OK, sucks to have this happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rch10007 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Glad to hear he's alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 He has a built in defib?? that is cool as fuck. were you touching him when it shocked him? Either way, I wish him the best and thank god your daughter wasn't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1qwk767 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 wow Erik, that's some crazy shit right there man, glad everything is going well for your father in-law. He is in my prayers for a speedy recovery man Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Watching someone nearly die can be tough to take; sounds like you kept your cool pretty well. Glad to hear it (apparently) turned out okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buteo Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 He has a built in defib?? that is cool as fuck. were you touching him when it shocked him? Either way, I wish him the best and thank god your daughter wasn't hurt. Implanted defibs do not deliver the same power a hand held AED does. They shock the heart directly, unlike an AED which has carry the shock through the chest cavity. Usually around 6 or 7 shocks from one defib battery, after that game over. He probably needs his battery replaced relatively soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Good job keeping cool. I am glad he is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturg1647545502 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 wow...somebody is watching over your family, hope everything is ok. tom yea the cardiologist who implanted that defibber... glad to hear everything worked out well. sound like you keep your head and knew what to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN1647545504 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Good to see he is well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brrcats Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 wow, I didnt know the could implant defibs, thats pretty cool, but sorry your father in law had a heart attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Glad things were handled in a timely manner. My wishes go out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 damn i thought i was gonna come in here to a "I walked in on my parents" story. good to hear he's stable, thoughts are with the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrodh Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Glad it wasn't worse than it is. I can barely remember a similar incident over 10 years ago (yeah i was pretty young) but my grandfather didn't make it. It was during a family reunion of all times I just remember everyone in a riot, horriable experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc5.0 Posted October 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Implanted defibs do not deliver the same power a hand held AED does. They shock the heart directly, unlike an AED which has carry the shock through the chest cavity. Usually around 6 or 7 shocks from one defib battery, after that game over. He probably needs his battery replaced relatively soon. he is having it replaced monday. u could see the jolts from the defib. So far so good. Surgery monday...Dont know how much more he can take tho. He has had serious problems for along time now. ill never get the death stare that he had...it was like he was looking right at me....crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 It's always tough to witness that first hand when it's a family member. Good to hear he's ok though. Good job at responding though, quick reacting makes the difference in saving someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I almost had a dead father in law in my house. sometimes this is not a bad thing. in all seriousness, i'm glad he's doing o.k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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