Yes.
And no. I'm actually a trained safety boat driver. I'm trained to deal with emergencies on the water, from concussions and head wounds to hypothermia and so on. I have to deal with entrapments where there's someone stuck under the boat and you know that if you don't do exactly the right thing in the next few seconds they'll die. But that's fine, I can cope with that. The point is that I'm trained to deal with life and death situations, but it still wasn't enough.

I suppose that's on my terf though. I'm used to that situation. I just was used to dealing with squashed truckers covered in blood!

I have a friend who is a fireman, and one who's a paramedic. They both have my eternal respect, as do all members of the emergency services.
(robbersdog, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 23:14, Reply)