oh god my father might be having a stroke [blogland]

[Ragequit]

This is a forum where we regularly joke about death, post images of hot ladies and furries, and get angry at each other over video games.

Do you really think this is the most appropriate support network when somebody you know is in danger?

You should stick to Facebook or at least to some social network with people you know in real life. Why should some guy in another country on the Internet care?

this forum can be compassionate when it's needed, dude

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[Eden]

Glad to hear your father is going to be okay.

[dudeman162]

Glad to hear your father is going to be okay.

I'm glad as well.

But just remember next time that people here don't like to give sympathy on these forums.

[Frequency]

holy stuff what made his blood pressure spike

glad he's ok tho

[ShadowsfeaR]

I'm glad as well.

But just remember next time that people here don't like to give sympathy on these forums.

We don't give sympathy to the posters who decide its a good idea to post about it during the fact the person is having the health problem.

[Frequency]

We don't give sympathy to the posters who decide its a good idea to post about it during the fact the person is having the health problem.

we've already covered the fact that there's nothing else productive to do, given the situation. lol

[ShadowsfeaR]

we've already covered the fact that there's nothing else productive to do, given the situation. lol

Besides being with his mother? Who I'm sure also has better things to do than post about it on her Facebook or whatever? You do this after the event, not during.

[Destroyer]

Glad it turned out okay. I wish I would have been online earlier and I would have talked you through things to look for. Even with the small amount of details in the OP, I could tell it wasn't a stroke. Completely different symptoms.

And sometimes paramedics might need you to hold something in a situation like this.

What are you talking about? I can think of one situation off the top of my head that EMTs/Paramedics would ask civilians to assist in, that would be placing a patient with a possible spine injury onto a long backboard. And even then, OP's profile says he is 15. No offense to OP, but if I was on-scene of a medical emergency, I won't be asking a minor to help with medical treatment any time soon.

Now let's get in to the actual emergency that occurred. A heart attack. The only thing that could have been done to help this issue would be to give him a dose of nitroglycerin and monitor vitals. Worse case scenario, he would have to administer CPR, something again, I doubt a 15 year old knows. You can do even less with a stroke, record the time symptoms started happening and transport.

So please, learn what the hell you are actually talking about before you post it. Or flame somebody for their actions for that matter.  

[McJob]

What are you talking about? I can think of one situation off the top of my head that EMTs/Paramedics would ask civilians to assist in, that would be placing a patient with a possible spine injury onto a long backboard. And even then, OP's profile says he is 15. No offense to OP, but if I was on-scene of a medical emergency, I won't be asking a minor to help with medical treatment any time soon.

When my ex did something extremely stupid, paramedics asked me to do plenty of things. Get various items, say encouraging words, clean certain wounds etc. If they've got a job to do and they're under pressure, they'll do what it takes with whoever it takes to get the job done.

[Lego lad]

Did they get their McJob done?

[Destroyer]

When my ex did something extremely stupid, paramedics asked me to do plenty of things. Get various items, say encouraging words, clean certain wounds etc. If they've got a job to do and they're under pressure, they'll do what it takes with whoever it takes to get the job done.

Well that sounds completely unheard of. You're profile says you are 20 so I guess that helps, however having an untrained person clean wounds seems ridiculous to me.

[sir dooble]

I'm glad your father is doing well now.
My friends father had a heart attack last year, and it really shocked his family. He had a heart bypass, and exercises and eats more healthily now, and his outlook on life is really good, and his health is great.

But I know at the time it was really stressful on all of them, and my friend had trouble with it, but confided in me.
I'm glad you're okay to confide in us, and I'm sorry that you recieved such a negative response from everyone. We get our stuff-posters from time to time, which make us cautious about accepting these sorts of tales, but it's no excuse for us to betray your trust so much.
And I'm sorry if my earlier comment came off as blunt. I just thought you might get some comfort in being with your mum, if you could.

[Damp]

man just the way you put tone into it makes me glad he is ok

[SeventhSandwich]

If he wants compassion he should go to his mother. I'm sorry but I got really pissed off from personal things so in probably gonna be angry for a few more posts.

Being a richard when you're angry is only excusable when you aren't aware of it. You're stating the fact that you're angry about stuff outside of this thread, and you're still making the decision to be a douche. Not acceptable.

[XR-7]

Hope everything goes well and he can be back home soon.