Posts by survmedadmin
Anika: Rock Climbing Catastrophe
!! Read to the end for a plot twist !! Some background for the fateful day: It was December, 2019. I was a junior in college and just beginning to flourish. I had just spent the past few months familiarizing myself with popular outdoor pursuits, such as backpacking and climbing, via group outings with my…
Read MoreDaniel: Wife Chokes During Dinner
We were sitting in our house with family and friends enjoying each other’s company. While we were eating, my wife started coughing. She stood up rapidly and began to gag. Everyone just sat and asked the normal question, ‘are you okay?’ ‘Just drink some drink and wash it down,’ they said. I noticed she was…
Read MoreMike: Icy Road Wreck
Well, my story is not the most exciting one I have ever experienced, but I learned the most from it. I was very early into my career in law enforcement, and I had gotten off of work late at night. It was early February, and around 20 degrees. I lived about 30-40 minutes from my…
Read MoreKenneth: Cold Crisis in California Mountains
I was backpacking in the Trinity Alps Wilderness in CA with my wife. The topo maps we had gathered to plan our hike were found to be wrong due to flood damage just before the season (too late to make changes). The plan was for a 10 day trip, but that changed. After hiking twice…
Read MoreGeorge: Table Saw Disaster
I was in my Dad’s woodworking shop cutting some boards. I was in a hurry. I forgot to lower the sawblade on his table saw. In a moment of stupidity and forgetfulness, I reached over the blade with my right hand and made contact with my thumb and pointer finger on the blade. I immediately…
Read MoreJim: Worksite Eye Emergency
I am a construction worker. I was drilling into the concrete deck above me when the concrete spalled – there was concrete and metal reinforcement everywhere. I lost my balance, fell from ladder, and realized I was having vision issues. I drove myself to the nearest hospital to get checked out and found that I…
Read MoreThomas: Telephone Pole Collision
While driving back work, I noticed a car that appeared to have made a slow speed impact into a telephone pole at an intersection near the entrance of the university I was working at. As I got closer, I saw that a male was removing an elderly woman from the car and laying her on…
Read MoreShawn: Lost in the Fog
Deer season, early bow hunting in the Adirondacks Mountains, 1992. I was in a hurry to get out hunting, and I brought 2 friends. We left my truck, and off we went into Sand Lake. Not long after, we had Tony stay on the trail, and Ron and I went to the lake. Within an…
Read MoreRene: Nightmare Storm
Easter morning–a time for chocolate-filled baskets and decorated egg hunts, or a celebration of the risen Savior? Regardless of your beliefs, 2016 initiated the annual Easter anniversary of an event our family will never forget. As unapologetic Christians, our lives revolve around our faith. Although we prefer to celebrate Easter morning with a fellowship breakfast…
Read MoreMary: Unexpected Carnival Delivery
As a volunteer medic at a County Fair for many years, and as an instructor trainer for First Responder courses, including emergency childbirth, I often joked with my (well trained) crew about how much fun it might be to deliver a baby at the Fair some year, and, preferably, in the Carnival! Imagine my surprise…
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