I was out running errands yesterday, which my wife usually does, but is on an overseas trip with 3 other female retired professors having a great time, when I saw a man about 55 leaning against a telephone pole and looking like he was in distress. I pulled my vehicle over to where he was and asked him if he was ok. All he could do was shake his head no. I noticed a tube up his nose and an oxygen bottle attached to his waist.
He was wearing one of those portable oxygen tanks so I looked at the meter and it read -0- and was in the red. When I was a cop, we carried a 10-minute oxygen cylinder that could be used in these types of emergencies. I got him to sit down on the pavement and used my cellphone to call 911. The EMT got there in less than 10 minutes.
The EMT had full oxygen bottles and got him hooked up and he rebounded pretty quickly, but they still transported him to the hospital for observation. He’s now back home doing fine. He told me afterwards that he never checked the gauge on his portable oxygen bottle, but it wouldn’t happen again.
He was wearing one of those portable oxygen tanks so I looked at the meter and it read -0- and was in the red. When I was a cop, we carried a 10-minute oxygen cylinder that could be used in these types of emergencies. I got him to sit down on the pavement and used my cellphone to call 911. The EMT got there in less than 10 minutes.
The EMT had full oxygen bottles and got him hooked up and he rebounded pretty quickly, but they still transported him to the hospital for observation. He’s now back home doing fine. He told me afterwards that he never checked the gauge on his portable oxygen bottle, but it wouldn’t happen again.
