When was the last time you found yourself in an emergency situation?

Question

Thank you xox

Answer 1

It depends what you call emergency. I'm not sure that needing to get that treble hook removed from my fingers at the hospital was an emergency. Sunday, if so.

I've only once been in an ambulance. When I was 6, I had to be rushed to hospital to have a air gun pellet removed from my now useless eye (the neighbours kid shot me). I don't know what was worse the pain or the throwing up. I was never a good traveller.

edit. Just remembered having to put out a fellow student who had set fire to herself. That was funny actually. I got her out unhurt and I burnt my finger on molten T-shirt.

Answer 2

Well in a true sense, I had to go to the ER due to my own carelessness when (I know, inane) I used a toenail clipper to try to remove the hair on my big toe(s). I took a chunk out instead! I wasn't sure of when the last time that I'd had been given the tentanus ('lock jaw' and almost always fatal) vaccine so they updated me.

I almost had an emergency situation last week when I was driving along on the highway at night, and these two teenagers decided to jaywalk. Thankfully I swerved, and everything was fine but what a jolt! So please do use the traffic light signals to cross a major highway, and it can only help to wear clothing that others can see more readily.

Answer 3

I'm a carer, we have emergencies quite often. We have an alarm system to summon help within seconds. We set the residents' buzzer off for three short bursts and then let it ring until help arrives.

On hearing the first short burst (about a second long), every member of staff goes on alert. On the second burst we start getting ready to run and on the third, care staff go into warp speed.

Answer 4

Last night there were these three HUGE moths that kept landing on me.

UPDATE: I almost forgot! About early August I had to call the fire department because of a grease fire in my oven that grew out of control. I was able to snuff it out before the brigade arrived. I expected Barney Fife and a bucket of water, but man, they don't mess around! They had two squads, an ambulance, a firetruck and about 5 firefighters with the hoses connected before I even knew they were at my house.

Answer 5

On a flight back from Spain 2 weeks ago, I was situated in the Emergency Exit row..

Answer 6

Last night stood outside holding a torch looking for a woman wrapped up in foil, and then out of the dark there came a big
flying saucer, and out came some funny looking creatures wearing helmets.
I switched off the torch and ran.

Answer 7

This morning, locked myself out of the house
I was standing on the front step in my housecoat and slippers holding the paper, with no way to get back in
had to catch the neighbour before he left for work to ask for help, he has a spare key for emergencies

Answer 8

*says meekly*
locked my 19 month old, secured in his carseat, and the keys, in the car last week
A couple firemen came w/in a couple minutes of the call and the whole thing lasted less than 20 minutes. In which time, our son managed to get a shoe and a sock off. It could have been so much worse. Thank GOD it was a cool day, and thank God for competent firemen.

Answer 9

One beautiful summer day on my way home from a very successful week all was well UNTIL i reached the trans canada highway to find a car had gone off the road. There was a women in the car crying i went to her rescue the car was in a big mud hole.i had the women turn off the ignition and advised her to get out of the car.She got out right on top of me and stood on my chest in the mud hole then hopped to dry land.Meanwile i was struggling to keep from drowning in mud. By this time the highway was getting clogged with traffic she wanted to know what we were going to do now i told her i didnt give a dam what she did i was going home and drown myself in rum.

Answer 10

When I was trapped on the top of a burning building in London and had to escape over the roof. 1970s.