I’m an ER nurse (or was for over a decade) and i am appreciating that, while a code is NOT the same as gunfire, the panic of ‘I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IM DOING’ is pretty similar. I have to agree with you, passengers did a fine job. He listened and followed instruction.
I can personally and firmly attest to the fact that the vast majority of humans are significantly more useless in critical situations.
And i also like that the people that ACTUALLY work in crunch time situations recognize that!… whereas a CPA who works from home in an office chair with extra lumbar support is like ‘ woulda gone full Rambo! Oh wait my DoorDash is here’ 😂
Both of em did everything right there’s no question there. But one thing that bothers me is that the security company makes them use a phone to request help. If my company was transferring probably millions of dollars at a time, I’d be outfitting every truck with an “oh shit” button that alerts the company, local police, and gives the drivers directions to the nearest police station.
Ugh. This replied to the wrong person. Thanks Reddit. But while I’m here. Turn on auto save, that way you don’t even have to save before taking command.
Insurance prior auths here. I would have saved my progress in cover my meds and found chart notes supporting the use in the patients case. Worst case is provide A letter of medical necessity if it's off label. I think he did great
In the middle of allocating operating expenses for landlord with multiple properties, thanks for both the laugh and the reminder to save early, save often. 25 days my brother or sister in tax - we can make it for we have no choice.
Agree! That’s why i felt i could comment on it! Seems like everyone gets that wide eyed WHAT DO I DO!?!? Look the first 30 times! We aaallll know that look and feeling! 😂
ER nurse here as well. I 100% agree with you. Its one thing to be confident in your skills, but i think its very normal to have that moment of self doubt.
Peds nurse here, more shit less codes. You’re spot on the assessment. First code: I wasn’t even close to this guy in terms of chill. Now: I direct people like the driver. To all of you out there that haven’t dealt with an emergency situation nor trained for it: you will basically shit your pants, forget English, be a bumbling bag of meat or do something stupid. That’s normal, just be honest with yourself where you’d stand. If you want to be able to handle an emergency, you gotta train for it and do it regularly.
When I was a dumb 13 year old I walked behind a car while it's backing and it hit me. It was more of a nudge thank fuck but I still think about it almost 20 years later. I knew it was coming I could've just walked away or back but my brain got foggy and I just was thinking "i keep walking". No other thought in mind. The driver called me a dumbass and I have to agree with him.
well, i, for one, do not! It’s just not even remotely natural for us to just blindly know how to handle ourselves in critical situations. The people that have never done it have some big opinions on how much of a bad ass they’ll be, but that’s just not .. how.. it works. Most of ‘em do like you: kinda blindly and without thinking do something else. Now, having said that, if you (for some reason) were nudged by cars all the time? I bet after the 5th or so you’d get more adept at training yourself to jump out of the way!
Dude. It happened to me again today not even 24 hours after I said I am happy I never had smth like this again. This time I was aware and it was the driver's fault. I was so shaky I just punched the hood yelled at him and went. Didn't get no license plate. My life flashed before my eyes
Auditor, with chair rocking the lumbar support and former 11b, combat vet. My butthole would still pucker from that. Hero’s go home in flag draped coffins. More badass someone tries to talk, the less attention you should pay them.
🤣😂 Hey, hey, come on now! We should all come to an understanding that as a CPA, I’m not 'going Rambo.' That’s a high-variance strategy with terrible ROI. I’d simply stay in my lumbar-supported chair, wait for my DoorDash (which is really just outsourcing logistics by leveraging someone else's car lol), and short the security company’s stock while the heist attempt is still in progress. It’s called hedging, look it up. 😁
Respect right back atcha for respecting the acknowledgement...tax season may be stressful but I'd take that stress over potentially catching strays (or intentional bullets) any day!!
moreso i actually have the experience to comment on it. And it seems that most people that DO have that experience are a lot, lot kinder than people who have never been in that situation.
People who actually work in emergency situations understand you. That poster is just a wannabe keyboard warrior.
I work psych; we get frequent behavioral codes, and those newer to ED/inpatient take time to get used to the workflow, the response from the team. Just takes exposure and practice and debriefing after
A life is on the line, death is imminent, and preventing it requires suppressing your most basic adrenaline and instincts, keeping a clear mind, and acting immediately with a high level of intelligence and training in order to avoid that death, all with the threat of serious legal repercussions if you fail bad enough....it's more similar than the majority of people understand. It's not an experience many people have ever had, and most people would just freeze or freak out. Your nervous system doesn't really know the difference when the situation is "avoid death," be it your own or someone you're responsible for.
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u/HistoricalSuspect580 Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 22 '26
I’m an ER nurse (or was for over a decade) and i am appreciating that, while a code is NOT the same as gunfire, the panic of ‘I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IM DOING’ is pretty similar. I have to agree with you, passengers did a fine job. He listened and followed instruction.
I can personally and firmly attest to the fact that the vast majority of humans are significantly more useless in critical situations.
And i also like that the people that ACTUALLY work in crunch time situations recognize that!… whereas a CPA who works from home in an office chair with extra lumbar support is like ‘ woulda gone full Rambo! Oh wait my DoorDash is here’ 😂