Extreme situations tend to paralyze us, block us, without being able to help those who need it or ourselves.
Those who are trained day by day to be able to help in this type of extreme contexts that are beyond us, are the SAME radio operator workers.
Virginia, is responsible for answering the calls that enter 107 and in her turn she managed to reassure a desperate woman, so that she can later save the life of a man who drowned due to the ingestion of food.
in dialogue with The Mar del Plata, Virginia specified the details of the call that saved a life.
“A lady called requesting an ambulance for an older adult who showed signs of drowning since he had a total obstruction and was given step-by-step instruction on the Heimlich maneuvers to save the man, who the woman had in her care.” , said.
“The patient was choking on a piece of bread and might not breathe and luckily with the Heimlich maneuver we were able to solve it. The man was sick, he was purple, his caregiver told us,” he said.
“The situation was critical but we were able to reassure the caller and within seconds the ambulance was able to arrive and we are happy. It is always regarding keeping the caller who is stressed in an emergency calm and we encourage them to do what we say,” he explained.
“They were minutes, but it seemed eternal, thanks to the training of the Same, in the Province and the Municipality, we can give answers of this type,” he concluded.
For all the above, it is always important for health issues to call 107 and not 911.
What is the Heimlich Maneuver?
The Heimlich Maneuver is a first aid procedure to clear the respiratory tract, blocked by a piece of food or any small object.
It is an effective technique to save lives in case of choking.
In these cases, proceed as follows:
-Hug the person from behind and under their arms.
-Place one of your hands in a closed fist with four fingers above his navel, on the midline of his stomach
-Place your other hand on the fist.
-Recline your body slightly forward
-I put pressure on the abdomen backwards and up.
-Continue the maneuver until the obstructing object comes out.
