Moultonboro island first responder

[Coolbreeze]

Thank you lakesrider.

[secondcurve]

Is it true the lady who broke her leg was drunk? That is the story I heard. Thanks

[Pineedles]

Originally Posted by secondcurve

Is it true the lady who broke her leg was drunk? That is the story I heard. Thanks

Are you trolling? I think Lakesrider summed it up pretty well with the following:

You were not even there, so your posting was hearsay.

[Chaselady]

This will be my last response to all of this nonsense. I NEVER stated in my thread that I was present at the episode on the island in Moultonboro last Friday.
I had a family member and friends report to me what happened and I felt it was important enough to post on the forum. I felt it was important for islanders to know what the issues are.
I also knew there were those on the forum who would take a personal affront and attack me in any way they could to attempt to discredit my account, as it was, truly secondhand. So I was in touch with people who actually witnessed the incident, on the island. They are forum members and added their input, and confirmed what I said, even though some people prefer to ignore that.
I have discovered there are two kinds of people who belong to forums...those that take the info, and do something positive with it...and those that wait to jump all over those that post any info, for whatever personal reasons they may have.

[DOWISLANDER]

Hey Lakersider you have a pretty big mouth and a lot so big opinions I personally know what went on and Chaselady has all the facts 100% correct so why don't you do everyone a favor and keep your MOUTH Shut!!!!!

[Coolbreeze]

Well wishes to the poor lady with the broken leg, they take a lot of time to heal.
my story of why you should be prepared;
4 years ago I encountered a similar situation. I was enjoying a spring whitewater rafting trip on the Lehigh River. At lunch as my wife and I were taking in the tranquility of the lunch break along the stoney banks of the river, a frantic scream and cry for "does anyone know CPR came the from group of 40 plus people who were all eating lunch at this point in the river. Professional guides, Kyackers from other groups and so on.
My wife looked at me as I tried to finish my sandwich. I pretend I didn't hear the call for help but It was hard to ignore the screams; my learned instincts kicked in naturally, as I am an active volunteer firefighter for 25 years got the better half of me.
So I wandered over to where the chaos was, my wife knew this was going to change the trips relaxing tone, and it did.
I saw this guy partially in the river unresponsive. I sized up the situation and asked the guide, who was standing there in shock of it all if he had a satellite phone to call for help. He looked at me with the expression like "why would I need one of those, I only carry ice packs and band aids" he told me. I sternly told the group of guides that they needed to get help now, what ever way they could.
I recall saying a few choice words to myself at that point as I pulled this wet, unresponsive man to a safer area to render aid when a petite woman announced to me that she too knew CPR, she brought a rescue mask in her travel bag so we went to work.
I did compressions for 1 hour and 18 minutes and the retired nurse who happened to be with the next group of rafters did rescue breathing until a park ranger arrived. He carried the AED and had radio contact with the medics who were making their way to where they thought we were.
What amazes me after the fact, is that out of the group of 40 rafters and 4 guides- nobody including the mans wife who just sat there next to us sobbing as he died, knew how to do CPR!
So the man died right there on the banks of the Lehigh river.
Some may wonder why we stayed with the compressions and breathing for so long? The lady and I knew he had expired. We continued because neither one of us were qualified nor did we want to pronounce him; nor were we exhausted enough to stop. Ok-skip past the drama of my experience; the guides who were supposed to be professionals never assisted us. They did not know what to do. So they watched. I expected more of the "professional" guides but they came up short. My point to you all is to take the course in CPR it is good to know. Someday you may be posting a message about saving someone on the island because you were prepared.

[Lakesrider]

Originally Posted by DOWISLANDER

Hey Lakersider you have a pretty big mouth and a lot so big opinions I personally know what went on and Chaselady has all the facts 100% correct so why don't you do everyone a favor and keep your MOUTH Shut!!!!!

And therein lies the difference between you and me......At least I was civil.

[hampfarms]

Thank you very much Coolbreeze for your post which was a positive helpful post. On the other hand Lakesider your posts since the beginning have been nothing but negative and attacking to Chaselady. Stop reading between the lines and re-read the posts. Chaselady was trying to make a point that we need to think how we can take care of ourselves and improve the 911 system to islanders. I personally did not look at it as bashing anybody. I happen to also know that 911 told the caller not to move the injured woman so that is why they did not put her in their own boat. Also, I believe the boat they are speaking of that came to their island is on a trailer in the Moultonborough fire dept building on Moultonborough Neck Road which means that somebody went to the firehouse picked/ hooked up the boat/trailer and then had to launch it at the ramp before coming to the rescue. If this turns out to be the case then that would be a system that probably could be improved. I would like to end this post saying "THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT COME TO OUR RESCUE WHEN WE ARE IN NEED".

[tis]

I always wonder why it is that people just love to seem to attack on the forums??? Why can't people discuss without attacks? Maybe sometimes we all post something that seems critical when maybe we don't mean it that way. I am not taking sides, just wondering…… I hate to argue on the forums. A little back and forth is fine, but not attacks.

[Lakesrider]

"THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT COME TO OUR RESCUE WHEN WE ARE IN NEED".
Exactly correct. And that first post was the negative post which did nothing to thank anyone for the rescue. So I will read things the way I want to and everyone else can read it the way they want to. This is America. That is the way it is supposed to be. I am reading it as if I was one of the rescuers. Go back and read it that way. You wouldn't like it if it were you. And since when can't someone disagree with anything. Ever read the Lobster Pound thread? So I guess when anything is posted here that doesn't sound right and is posted second hand about someone or something, I should just say Oky Doky? And go back and read ALL of my posts, chaselady. I am not one "your" people on a forum that goes around insulting peoples posts as you described me. Just this one. And I have never told anyone to "Shut your mouth" here. Instead of taking that approach to the issue maybe Mr. Dowislander should have told the story himself which never happened. That is my opinion. And I think EVERYONE needs to go back and read all of my posts on this whole subject. I don't think ANY of my posts were NASTY. AT ALL. I didn't insult anyone with statements like them not being able to run a boat or not having a license, Dropping someone, grabbing someone, 13 times with the motor, etc. Not until I found out and knew that it was hearsay. And still I was not Nasty. I simply disagreed with the way it posted... Read them....
So Like chaselady I am done with this thread. I can't wait to see how their meeting with the fire department goes and what comes from it.
EDIT:
This post was not in reference to TIS's post.