Thank you Steve for allowing this feed to continue, as a result I have found the family and some questions answered. Again thank you.
Yup.. And thanks to the sue happy people in this country, if you aren't certified, and you save somebody, and they get injured in the process and decide to sue you, they are more likely to win suit against you if you aren't certified. 'Merikuh!
Similar sort of thing here in merry old England. You can be arrested for trying to defend your own home if you assault somebody during a burglary. Don't think we can be sued if somebody tries to medically intervene for your own safety though.
That law varies by state here in the US... Some states allow shoot to kill, others say if you can avoid the situation, you must.. I.E. If you are near a window you can jump out of, you have to jump out the window, not shoot the intruder.
Very sorry for the loss. As Trish said, a man drowned (or nearly drowned) last January while we were there as well. We were there shortly after he was pulled out of the water. It was very traumatizing. It took EMT nearly 40 minutes to arrive on the scene. The staff seemed very uncertain about how to do proper CPR and some of the guests (nurse/dr) were very upset that they were 'doing things wrong'. I could never find out if this man survived or not, but it did leave me shaken for quite some time after we got home. I was upset to hear that another person had an accident like this happen. It confirmed for me to watch how drunk you are while at the pool or don't go in the water and ensure that you have a buddy system in place. Very sad... and sad to see that there isn't a properly trained lifeguard on scene at that pool when there are accidents happening regularly.
Holy crap. I was at the resort during this time and had no idea. My sincerest condolences to Christine's family and thanks (and sympathies) to the first responders. When I was checking out on 22nd at the ungodly hour of 4 AM, the front desk received a call for a medic. Hopefully nothing bad came out of that.
Unfortunately, I was at the resort for both of the pool incidents being talked about in this thread. While I didn't witness it this year, last year I had just arrived at the resort and ordered my first drink at the sexy pool bar when I saw the guy being pulled out of the pool. I have been a medic for 13 years, so I went over to offer assistance. Myself, as well as a couple of other guests who had training were providing the proper medical care for the situation. The hotel staff then arrived and "took over" care, although it was like nothing I have ever seen in the U.S. They would allow no help from us, and they were doing several thing wrong to to the patient. If the hotel does not want to train it's staff to handle a medical emergency, they should at least instruct them to not interrupt the proper care if it is being provided by guests.
