ChrisL Posted August 12, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 12, 2020 I had my skills assessment for CPR 1st aid certification today. I don’t like to do the recert I do the entire class over. The instructor is talking to us (me and two of my contract staff) and I start going into a cold sweat and getting fidgety!?!? I’m like WTF dude relax it’s just training... The instructor who doesn’t even know me asks if I’m OK and if I need a drink of water. She says maybe your nervous about the test. I think I was having a mini anxiety attack. I have actually done CPR on someone, have rendered aid to dozens of people & have seen my fair share of trauma & death. I have been certified for a while now and wasn’t one bit nervous. But I never experienced that before? Anyway I took a drink & told the instructor to keep going and I made it through fine. But damn that was weird. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted August 12, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 12, 2020 These are unusual times..maybe there is underlying stress that manifested in that moment 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted August 12, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 12, 2020 You had a heart attack. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share #4 Posted August 12, 2020 You should have just leaned to one side and let it rip. Own it. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted August 12, 2020 Share #5 Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, ChrisL said: I had my skills assessment for CPR 1st aid certification today. I don’t like to do the recert I do the entire class over. The instructor is talking to us (me and two of my contract staff) and I start going into a cold sweat and getting fidgety!?!? I’m like WTF dude relax it’s just training... The instructor who doesn’t even know me asks if I’m OK and if I need a drink of water. She says maybe your nervous about the test. I think I was having a mini anxiety attack. I have actually done CPR on someone, have rendered aid to dozens of people & have seen my fair share of trauma & death. I have been certified for a while now and wasn’t one bit nervous. But I never experienced that before? Anyway I took a drink & told the instructor to keep going and I made it through fine. But damn that was weird. Did you think of the 'Supersexy CPR" video? That would set you to your task properly and force you to forget any weird things experienced. Transitory thing is what it sounded like, probably no need to worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted August 12, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 12, 2020 I hate the recent. I just let mine expire. I have had it for over 20 years even though I have been out of the fire service since 2008. To me nothing really changed over the years, and I am not in a position that I really need to keep it up. If worse come to worse, I'll just do what I have done in the past when I had to preform CPR or shock someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted August 12, 2020 Share #7 Posted August 12, 2020 Was the instructor hot? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sheep_herder ★ Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share #8 Posted August 12, 2020 14 minutes ago, 12string said: Was the instructor hot? Can't believe it took this long for someone to ask. Thought I should read through the posts before asking. Did not want to repeat the obvious. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted August 13, 2020 Share #9 Posted August 13, 2020 2 hours ago, petitepedal said: These are unusual times..maybe there is underlying stress that manifested in that moment This 2 hours ago, Square Wheels said: You had a heart attack. And sounds a little like a Coronary artery spasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted August 13, 2020 Share #10 Posted August 13, 2020 3 hours ago, ChrisL said: I had my skills assessment for CPR 1st aid certification today. I don’t like to do the recert I do the entire class over. The instructor is talking to us (me and two of my contract staff) and I start going into a cold sweat and getting fidgety!?!? I’m like WTF dude relax it’s just training... The instructor who doesn’t even know me asks if I’m OK and if I need a drink of water. She says maybe your nervous about the test. I think I was having a mini anxiety attack. I have actually done CPR on someone, have rendered aid to dozens of people & have seen my fair share of trauma & death. I have been certified for a while now and wasn’t one bit nervous. But I never experienced that before? Anyway I took a drink & told the instructor to keep going and I made it through fine. But damn that was weird. Did you do any LSD as a juvenile? I read flashbacks are real. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted August 13, 2020 2 hours ago, 12string said: Was the instructor hot? Very nice lady about my age. She was attractive but that wasn’t it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share #12 Posted August 13, 2020 42 minutes ago, Dottles said: Did you do any LSD as a juvenile? I read flashbacks are real. Yeah no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted August 13, 2020 46 minutes ago, Airehead said: This And sounds a little like a Coronary artery spasm. Yeah dunno but my BP has been wonky lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted August 13, 2020 Share #14 Posted August 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Yeah no. Good man. You might have started identifying with the thugs you were picking up off the streets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted August 13, 2020 Share #15 Posted August 13, 2020 14 hours ago, sheep_herder said: Did not want to repeat the obvious ....this is why you're a better man than I.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted August 13, 2020 Share #16 Posted August 13, 2020 23 hours ago, ChrisL said: I had my skills assessment for CPR 1st aid certification today. I don’t like to do the recert I do the entire class over. The instructor is talking to us (me and two of my contract staff) and I start going into a cold sweat and getting fidgety!?!? I’m like WTF dude relax it’s just training... The instructor who doesn’t even know me asks if I’m OK and if I need a drink of water. She says maybe your nervous about the test. I think I was having a mini anxiety attack. I have actually done CPR on someone, have rendered aid to dozens of people & have seen my fair share of trauma & death. I have been certified for a while now and wasn’t one bit nervous. But I never experienced that before? Anyway I took a drink & told the instructor to keep going and I made it through fine. But damn that was weird. I used to have to recertify for CPR every year as part of the state requirements for coaching high school sports; The test was given by an instructor who was a phys. ed. instructor in my school or by a county phys ed. resource teacher, both of whom I knew well. I was still nervous every time. The weird thing were the years I had to take American Heart Assn. CPR and a week's course in Red Cross First Aid which also had a CPR component and the Red Cross CPR was a little different than the American Heart Assn. CPR. The SAME county schools instructor taught both and would say, "I want you to forget for a minute what you did in Heart Assn. CPR last week and do it how the Red Cross wants this week." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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