Bondi Rescue Season 9 Episode 9 Part 1 

I’m so terribly sorry for your loss. My godfather was found dead in his home in 2013 after being unusually quiet for longer than he usually was (he was wonderfully eccentric & it wasn’t abnormal for him to be very chatty to everyone for a week & then become introverted for a week or so as he let his creative juices flow - he was an artist as well as a writer). He didn’t turn up at his sisters for dinner on the Sunday so that’s when they decided to check on him & found him. He was more like my best friend / uncle / father figure all rolled into one, I still remember that phone call & I still remember my screams - something out of a movie. I always thought people were over exaggerating with responses like that but that shock hits you like a freight train. I still cry all of these years later - miss him terribly. I have spoken to my GP in length however about his passing as he passed suddenly from a huge heart attack, & I’m not sure if this will bring you any comfort but it was so quick & so sudden that he wouldn’t have known what was going on.. if your uncles passing was very sudden also, it’s possible he wasn’t at all aware of what was happening either. My father has had 2 heart attacks & he was aware of both, they’re considered ‘mild’ (he wasn’t like this guy) but he still felt discomfort, he was pale / clammy etc. If you’re ever around anyone who has heart difficulties or suspected heart difficulties give them an aspirin underneath the tongue. If you’re male or have male siblings - please make sure to get checked out regularly from your 40’s onwards, really important when heart issues run in families (I only mention men as us women tend to naturally have more check ups any way). Take care, sorry for the long comment. x

I'm really sorry to hear that. My condolences to you. My dad died in 2018. My mum died 2022. Sending love to you. xxx.

​@@fionamayock2733My mum died in 2017,my dad died in August this year.

Man claridies: "I think I'm starting to faint." Amublance lady: "faint..?" like she has no idea what he means xD Then he passes out, the heart monitor alarm starts going of and she says "Open your eyes" LOL

If your dead after dose it matter?? Being saved after heart attacks is incredibly difficult, rare he's lucky he was out of the water when the lifeguards arrived.

@@ashleyyarbrough1333 circle of death, it's rude and can increase shock. It's genuinely dangerous to have crowds

I mean, people would be mad if everyone ignored it, you can have it both ways.

It’s life or death 💀 I wouldn’t care it would be your life on the line

‘Oh wait, I’ll just stop having a heart attack while you get rid of the crowd” said no-one, ever 😂😂😂

Thank the lifeguards and paramedics instead

As you age your metabolic rate slows, it isn’t unusual for older men to carry excess weight around their middle - even kerrbox & H do & look how fit they are / were - they were lifeguards well into their 50’s & 60’s. This man swam laps at Bondi most days, size isn’t always an indication of health. I have a neighbour 2 doors down who’s tall, scrawny & fit - runs three times a day, cycles, & yey has a pace maker. Heart issues often run in familys & although weight may not always help, it certainly isn’t always to blame for heart problems. More often than not they’re hereditary.

@@LauraBidingCitizen very well said

***** Thanks for the answer :) But why not? In Bavaria the First Responders get tought it. But only use it if the arrest is watched. Sounds a little harsh, but: When I watch the cardiac arrest, then the blood is still oxygenated. So there is enough time to give it a try. The sternal cartilages will get hurt anyway...

What is prebodail thump? I work in daycare have been trained is first aide and CPRv

Precardial thump is simply said a really hard punch against the thorax, in case of a cardiac arrest. The heart may be starting again or it may break an ventricular fibrillation. I can't discribe the exact medical mechanism - especially not in english ;) - but it often works. Condition is, that it has to be done very shortly after the arrest happened. So I learned to use it just when I watched the arrest - hasn't happened now.... Children are not the usual patients to use it. If their circulation stops the most common problem is respiratoric not cardial. (As much as i learned)

@@rox1601 Pericordial thump is far inferior to a defibrillator. It has a very low succes rate and may potentially make matters much worse (can even cause cardiac arrest or injure other vital organs) so it should only be used if a defibrillator is not available and you are sure that a persons heart has just stopped beating. Defib gives a precise shock while the pericordial thump gives an unprecise messy shock with additional blunt trauma.

@@suzan6254 Thanks for the answer. No doubt about the inferiority and the low chances of success. Anyway we use it ("again", as it has been removed at first and now been resumpted to the guidelines) in cases of a WATCHED cardiac arrest and the usage of an AED won't be delayed also. In that cases even medics do it. Prehospital and also inside. I think the realistic danger of making things worse than they are is low. Injuring other organs... which ones? There's nothing close besides the lungs which are protected by the ribs. And they will loosen from the sternum anyway when doing CPR... Don't get me wrong. I'm just wondering...

I'm pretty sure lifeguards aren't allow to administer medication. And usually the ambulances arrive quickly

What is s STEMI?

@@BrianKitching-wv5nh ST elevation myocardial infarction😁 aka heart attack..

@@VictoriaBC610 okay,thankyou

***** I'm not hating on the Bondi Lifeguards. He could have caused the patient to puke since the air is going into both the lungs and the stomach. Then the patient could have had an obstructed airway after he puked. I'm a first aider, I provide first aid services and I train regularly in first aid. I'm not a professional, but I've trained in using the BVM , and have had professionals teach me how and how not to use it.

Danno0618 I don't think that's possible; the airway and oesophagus cannot be open simultaneously. His airways would be either closed while the oesophagus is open, or visa versa.

sueper dooper Not when you're clinically dead.. I don't think the brain can function while you're in cardiac arrest.

***** When we breathe knowingly, our brain can control which to open and which to close. When we are being given breaths by the BVM, the brain cant control which to open and which to close. You cant breathe on your own when your lungs and heart have stopped working. Air can enter the stomach when you squeeze the BVM too hard (gastric insufflation). You can also end up damaging the lungs by squeezing in too much air.

sueper dooper It can happen. It's a key part of Rescue Breathing. You can overflate the lungs and the rest of the air starts to fill into the stomach, causing puking.