Traumatic Experience At The Skatepark 

Dude your such a respectful dude by not filming the moment and actually helping him out instead of filming it to make a spectacle for RU-vid… such a good person which shouldn’t be said, but so many think filming everything is fine

Right on point with that final discussion. If you make fun of someone wearing a helmet you are the worst type of poser there is.

I'm an EMT and medical student. Thank you so much for helping in this scenario and pushing the safety agenda, Dan. I always appreciate your videos.

I am old and wear a helmet. I don’t care what anyone thinks about it. I’ve hit my head so hard before and was so grateful I had on the damn helmet. My car always has first aid kits, water, and extra helmets if I can swing it cuz I’m usually one of a handful of adults and I’ve already had to help multiple kids with injuries who have no adults with them (including head injuries). Injuries are inevitable, what we can do is build up community around our local scenes so we can take care of each other when we need to. So glad y’all were there to help out.

I've had a friend die longboarding when I was 16. Dude was bombing a hill in north carolina going like 90km/h through a blind hairpin turn and some pickup truck coming the other way slid too wide out of his lane and hit my friend. Guy was like 28 with a dope career, a super loving family and tons of friends. He was always smiling hella wide and always so psyched to skateboard and in an instant his life was over. His father still writes on his facebook wall every few months. The Montreal racing community really simmered out after that. It's sad. Another friend had a traumatic head injury skating a bowl a couple years ago. To this day she's still not the same. Life is fragile folks, savour it and take care. Also like just don't be a dick to people wearing pads or feeling sketched out about trying a trick, there's nothing cool about that. One love

"You don't need to wear a helmet, you just need to learn how to fall" - famous last words

Been back at skating 4 months at 34. Smashed my head three times on pretty random falls, last time was gnarly. I could not be more thankful for wearing a helmet all the time. Also thankful that a skate buddy stayed with me to talk afterwards to make sure I was good. I am wearing full protection gear and am very conscious that this is actually what makes me able to enjoy skating again at 34.

It's definitely never lame! Andy Anderson and JD Sanchez are prime examples of how not lame it is to wear skate helmets, even when street skating. Hell, even Jonny Ginger wears those ankle braces to help prevent rolling his ankles. Love that there is no longer a stigma associated with wearing protective gear with skateboarding or any of the "extreme" sports for that matter. Awesome message of awareness you're spreading man! Be safe, keep shredding!

I had major anxiety watching this. I was thinking the whole time it was going to be either Danny or Bev Up taking a nasty spill. Glad you guys are all OK.

Dan being somebody that films everything is awesome for helping and not filming a kid seizing!. People drop your damn phones and help your neighbors

As an epileptic person that has seizures fairly regularly it was really cool to see your position on this. I do a lot of things that people say I shouldn't because "what if I have a seizure" I like to think there are a lot of people out there who give a shit about others and will help them in their time of need. This reassures me in that, thanks Dan great video as always.

I’ve ridden Mtn Bikes for years enough to know that unpredictable stuff happens and I always wear a helmet even when I’m tooling around my neighborhood. I don’t care what anyone thinks. I’ve been in bad crashes where I’ve cracked my helmet but my head was ok. Safety all the way.

Back in the 80's when I was skating, pretty much everyone wore pads and helmets. Nobody really cared. It wasn't until street became the thing that people started getting picked on for wearing gear. We didn't always wear helmets when skting on the street on quarter pipes or launch ramps but almost always on vert. Most of the people that pick on folks can't skate very well anyways so who cares? Wear the protection, kids! All it takes is one hard knock on the noggin and you could be done.

This is why Andy doing his best to make wearing a helmet look cool is amazing on so many levels! Protect your bodies guys you only get 1 of them!

Scary stuff. Glad you are using your experience and platform to encourage people to not make fun of safety equipment. Also knowing what to do when injuries like this happen. 👍 God bless

I'm older, 53. I never wore a helmet street skating 84 - 2000's. When I first went to a skatepark in 2016, I bought a helmet before I actually skated there. 3 months later, I fractured my pelvis & split the helmet. A week in the hospital, and 6mo out of work. If I just cruised now, a helmet wouldn't be as high on my priority list. Though I go hard for tricks, and wear full pads most of the time. Kids look at me sideways, until they see what I'm about. Sad for the kid, thrilled that you all were able to step up when needed. Add Narcan training to the list, too. It's typically free training & definitely would save a life.

I've seen people fall and hit their head, and stay down. Really terrifying, and it happens fast. Afterwards they still talk slower than before the injury. Head injuries never fully heal. So for me it's never a question, I always wear at least a helmet. Pads can help too, so I don't need to end a session early.

I very much agree. The stigma that protection while skateboarding is lame is really cringe and needs to stop. This generation needs to be the generation that makes skateboarding with a helmet and other protection acceptable and it should have a general acceptance similar to using deck rails and risers. It shouldn't matter what anyone else is doing or wearing. Skateboarding is an open and diverse and accepting sport and the open mindedness needs to keep progressing positively.

Glad it was none of you guys that got hurt but sucks for the kid. I have seizures myself so I fully know how he was feeling. Best thing you can do other than make sure he doesn't hurt himself is be accepting of the situation and understanding of it. I used to feel so down when I snapped right out of one and folks all looked worried but i felt totally fine, granted I wasn't always having them after hitting my head. Skating has helped me a lot with keeping the seizures to a minimum recently though, as for me it was very much my mental well-being not being on-point and having the focus of skating back in my life has not only helped me get stronger (and overcome some spine injury shit I'd been dealing with for years) but have a whole new outlook on life. Watching these videos over the last 6 months has been the absolute kick up the arse I needed to get my shit together, so hearing that you dealt with this sort of situation in such an admirable way (despite it shocking ya'll) really just reinforces my faith in you and the gang. Keep doing dope shit, keep inspiring and keep looking after one another! Apologies for the book.

A few months before I started skating I saw a young kid smash his head on a hill bomb. He had an intense seizure and was unconscious and bleeding from the back of his head. Same thing he had to be held gently so he didn't repeat bashing his already split open head on the cement. It was pretty brutal I saw his friends a while later and they were all pretty upset. I guess he hadn't been able to speak for several days eventually though I saw him working at the coffee shop (tim horton's) again speaking and fully healed. Definitely glad he was OK and dealing with that definitely stuck with me. But also glad we saw it and got over there with a sanitary towel and called the ambulance for the kids.

Sometimes skating in helmet in the summer can be unbearable. I live in D.C and the heat here is no joke. Hearing this story made me think about putting the lid back on. Definitely going to start wearing one when it cools down

Appreciate you spreading that awareness! Never hit me head but have seen some crazy head smacks in my day. Def considering a helmet in near future.

Glad the little man is okay and you guys were there to help prevent futher damage. You guys were killing it today! Appreciate the daily videos; helps me through the work week.

Glad you made a video on this Dan ❤️ I would love to see another future video on this about how to take safety precautions and know what to do in a scary situation like this Dan

heck yea Dan well said! I grew up skating in the early 2000s where there was a big stigma about pads. I basically never wore pads untill i was like 23 and started to skate vert more. Now I like to wear my helmet

Dan, I give you so much respect for putting aside the filming and actually giving a f***. I've seen one too many near fatal accidents that all people wanna do is film for views. You're the man, thank you!

Totally agree, better safe than sorry. Thanks for raising awareness. Not totally related but CPR and the Heimlich maneuver should be taught at school. I know two people are happy I was able to help them breathe again.

Massive massive props to you and whoever else helped that kid. ✌️

That some wild stuff, glad you as adults intervened, i'm sure some of the kids appreciated that. My brother and I went mountain biking and he fell on his head (he had helmet) and had a concussion...That was real scary cause he still had helmet! Either way Stay safe and only skate stuff thats your level of skating.

I love your videos, watch them everyday. Having said that, you guys are hero’s and maybe saved that kid.

Great skating but great advice too man. We should all strive to be like you and your friends when it comes to helping each other out there while we’re skating. Helmets and pads or not, no one should be getting ripped on for trying to prevent an injury no matter how it looks. We’re all just playing with a toy in the end. It’s meant to be fun, not life and death. Cheers

Holy smokes! good job you and some other OGs were on hand to help out, respect due

Thats some excellent advice Dan. Ive been a first responder and volunteer firefighter and having some of those first responder skills do come in handy. You may very well have saved this young mans life!

Dan, your humanity continues to impress. You are by far one of the most humble skaters youtubing it and we're all lucky to have you presenting it to us. Helmets for life tho!

As a kid my mom always would lecture me on what to do if someone has a seizure. Last month at my sons football game one of the other parents has a seizure on the sideline. Because of my moms excessive lecturing, I was able to confidently be the first to jump to his aid. It’s super scary and definitely helps to know what to do for someone experiencing that

I saw a a few seizures happen, although it wasn't from hitting their head. It's when I was in active addiction, and this girl that was at the place I went to always had seizures when she'd use her drug of choice which was heroin. No one ever wanted to be around her bc she was a burden, bc it always happened, and she knew what caused them and didn't care. I'm 9 yrs clean and don't experience that chaos anymore.

Much love and respect to you and your channel Dan. I hope that all is well for you and your family and friends.

Thank you for helping, takes courage. Head stuff is no joke, i've had a couple brain injuries and now i get dizzy when i skate bowis and my ears ring alot. Take care of your noggin its rough when it doesn't work right. Been loving the skating lately, gets me stoked!

love bevup on the channel, def one of my fav skaters right now

Get andy to hook you up with a mind control helmet! That would be dope! A rad street skater like you wearing one would do a lot to motivate others🔥

Skating is an important element of your videos and of our lives but it's awesome to have well-rounded things that happen like I always loved thrasher magazine and I loved their recipe section back in the day and all the crazy stories as well u guys are awesome, love you guys 🤟

you should start promoting helmet usage, i put one on every day i skate

Damn i hope hes guna be ok and gets a CT scan, head injuries are no joke, and respect for you pointing out helmets are not lame, i have a head injury from combat and unfortunately its affected my skating, im greatful I can even skate still.

You dudes are crazy.. I’m glad you and Bev became skate friends you two do good together.. a lot to appreciate between the both of you.. and sorry for having to experience a scary injury.. yea it usually melts all mood.. and Dan back Losi nollie front 270 big.. you got that.. take a hell of a pinch but if anyone could do that trick it would be you..

Good y’all stepped in to help. Real foos

Great video, it's fun watching you sesh with dudes like Bev. It would be sick if Nuz showed up on one of these. Thanks for posting and thanks for the debrief of that fd up experience. I think its a great idea to have a first aid cert, when bad things happen, having someone around that knows what they are doing is major and if your job is sheshing parks first aid is probably going to come up.

Bevs Bump to willie was epic. These vids I live for everyday 😂 your in my top 3 fav skaters Dan , fckin sickest style of skating

I love that park. You may have saved that boys life. U rock dan!

I have 1st hand seen some Gnarly things go down at skate parks, and not many folks will step up to help people out (due to how un comfortable most of these situations tend to be). as i get older i find myself stepping up more and more when I see this type of stuff. I'm very thankful for folks like you Dan, who also promote this on a much wider platform. to you good sir I say thank you

I have invested in safety gear. I'm not taking any chances, I don't care what it looks like or what people think. Whilst I love skating, I love my health more.

Thank you for this reminder that while we are safe because we are in control we still participate is very dangerous sport

Thanks for the comments Dan! My 9 yr old son is always trying to get out of his pads and helmet. Good message for him to hear and you did it very well. Thanks again.

Dani took a gnarly slam at that curve ledge I was hoping it wasn't her again

Bevs commentary is the rawest, love it

I love willy grind day and done properly too. You and Bev = the ultimate combo.

I started wearing a helmet after I took my daughter out skating with her helmet and she asked why I didnt have to wear one. I felt like the #1 douche-dad. And I definitely judge parents who let their young kids skate/bike without a helmet

Good on all of you guys to step up and help the kid as it was happening…. Damn.

Whan I used to skate I never wore a helmet even riding vert, just knee pads, I now I mountain bike I wear full gear all the time. I already have brain damage so I'm not gonna fuck my self up further. Everybody should should take a basic first aid course. Stay safe

Bev's run at the 7min mark was sweet! 'Must be nice ' saying came to mind.

As a resident in the area I’d like to thank you for stepping up to help ❤️

I don't really use a helmet, but I always have one in the trunk for when I'm about to do some dumb shit or learning something new on transition. Most of my head slaps have been on transition where the board flies out so it's good to have a helmet for those occasions.

That chick Dani rips!! 💯

Good points man. Thank you for saying this! No shame!! I hit the back of my head twice on icy snow last season snowboarding. The hits were so hard that if I wasn't wearing a helmet I for sure would have been concussed of worse. But because I was wearing one I just got up and laughed. So now I never skate transition without one.

much respect G!

can't wait to see you guys skate with spencer nuzzi! dude is so talented

I wear a helmet. Most people are pretty accepting of it where I live, but the amount of toxicity I see online regarding safety gear is still pretty shocking

Glad you guys were there for that boy!

My best friend is epileptic. It's ALWAYS a scary event, especially if it's a gran maul.. if you ever host a comp you should call it the damn Dan am lol. Killin it like usual buddy

Helmets are cool, though I don’t always wear mine. That said… I have a lot of personal experience with what Dan saw. I experience what is technically called “pseudo seizures” from a condition called cardio-neurogenic syncope. This kid’s episode sounds a bit like what I go through on occasion, though I’ve never had any bleeding associated with my episodes. Cardio-neurogenic syncope, or Vasovagal syncope, happens when your blood pressure and heart rate drop suddenly, causing you to pass out, and often convulse, as blood flow to the brain is nearly stopped. Vasovagal syncope is a common type of reflex syncope, which happens in response to a traumatic event like getting hurting, or seeing something gnarly or even being overstimulated or stressed. Dan did what I would have wanted if I was having an episode, move me away from more harm and then give me space to flop around. The feeling of having one of these episodes/seizures is one I can only describe as what it must be like when you are dying, its like all my nerves are firing but I can’t feel anything specific and only a sliver of my consciousness remains to experience the last moments of life. I can kind of make out sounds but can’t see and my entire body feel is like it’s being crushed. When someone restrains me the feeling is like being held down by an evil void. It’s a scary thing to live through and live with but it can be managed. It has happened to me at the skatepark. A board hit my shin, which already had a gnarly shinner, right on top of the old injury… I knew “it” was coming and sat down Immediately. Just as I was starting to lose it, I made eye contact with a kid skating by. I was able tell him not to freak and please don’t call an ambulance just in time to start seizing on the grass in front of him. I woke up, assured all the kids that had gathered that the old man was ok (I’m 37). I waited bout 30mis and drove home. I’m glad it all worked out ok it seems. You did good Dan. Ps: If you have footage of the actual seizure it would be super helpful to the doctors in making a correct diagnosis. If you can find the kid and give him if any footage you have it might really help him figure this out.

God damn this dan + bevup combo is sick

So glad none of you got hurt. You created Hitchcockian suspense there by implying at the beginning that something bad was coming at the end. To an old guy all the current helmet and pad hate is childish like the whole mallgrab bullshit.

Glad you raise awareness. I'm 4ffin8 the helmet is a must! Why not for anyone, stigma f off, we're grown as society i still hope! Cheers from Germany! //edit we've grown. Still hope ;)

I’m 26 and I just bought a helmet. I’m making it a point to compliment the youngsters helmets when I see them so they know it’s not lame to be safe. “Cool helmet, dude!”

yeah that hit home because i just broke my wrist a week ago ( just bought a new board after 3 years without skate due to ankle injury, 5 min later glass shard got stuck in my wheel and you know the result). So yeah, protection would have help. now i can't work, i can't do sport, i can't do music ( my main activity/side job), i can't play video game. the only thing that i can do is reading/watching tv. that really really suck and my summer is basically ruined. man in 10+ years of skating i never injured myself once. now i'm 25 years old and i have injured myself pretty badly each years since i pass 22 years old. tldr : wear protection kids.

Thanks for opening up about this Dan. I'm sure it was shocking for you and everyone else there.

I'm older and I ride eboards and onewheel. I still ride sometimes my regular longboard. I have never gone out without a helmet. The head is fragile. Once a serious injury happens to the head, there is no turning back. You're done, toast. You could end up being spoon fed the rest of your life. Andy Anderson always wears a helmet. He's super good at skating. If pride is why one doesn't wear one then stupid is stupid does.

Having come from BMX dirt jumps/Freeride MTB, I've never found it an issue wearing protective gear. Honestly it blows my mind how few Skaters are willing to wear any kind of protection. Sure you may feel you look like a bit of a goof, just at the end of the day would you rather look like a doofus or suffer brain damage (potentially destroying your ability to ever skate again). I've unfortunately witnessed enough broken bones and fractured skulls to last anyone a life time. Thankfully I've had the opportunity to be medically trained (to an extent) and I cannot recommend it enough to ANYONE who dabbles in skating/biking etc. You acted flawlessly and did exactly what was needed in that situation, even if you don't have the medical training just being there and keeping a cool head controls the situation and allows the medical professionals to do their jobs far smoother once on scene. You sir deserve way more subs and to be recognised for being such a LEGEND. Massive respect for looking after that lad and his friends. You potentially saved him from further catastrophic damage and I will be willing to bet have given that group of friends the confidence to be able to act in a similar way if they ever encounter a situation like that again. THIS is why you're one of my favourite Skaters/Tubers. Much love and respect from the UK

sick skating as usual and sounds like u handled that seizuring kid well, even though it sounds fucking scary as hell. also, looking forward to a video with the curb dawgys and Spencer Nuzzi.

The best part of Dan’s vids are Dan.

When I skated as a kid nobody wore helmets. When I started. skating again last year as a 40 yr old, I promised my wife I'd wear a helmet. Now you won't catch me without a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads and wrist guards. It felt so weird and constricting initially, but now I feel naked without them. Because I'm so padded up, it's given me the confidence to start skating bigger transitions and even vert. Stoked that at 40 I'm better than I ever was when I was younger and I've avoided some gnarly injuries. I feel like someone who is going to give you a hard time for wearing a helmet would have probably found something else to bother you about even if you weren't wearing one. If someone is giving you a hard time about protective gear, just do a sweet backside air over them to shut them up ha ha.

Had a buddy fall off my board when I was probably 18. He cracked the back of his skull and lost his sense of smell from it. He was in the hospital for nearly 6 months and still gets migraines pretty bad ever since. We're incredibly lucky it wasn't anything more than that but still. I sketch out when people ask to use my board now ever since and I'm 27 now so 9 years since. Head injuries are no joke. The brain is a super complex organ. Keep it safe. I need to get a helmet. On a side note: I love how cool Andy Anderson makes wearing a helmet look. Need more skaters who proudly wear and promote the use of helmets in the sport. 🤙🤙🤙

So glad y’all were there fr could’ve been another lost skater 🛹☮️🖤

Well said Dan 👍

The base line protec helmets are really slim. Of course they offere minimal protection tho. Imo even a light weight non rated helmet will make a difference. And they are easy to wear. Once I started decorating mine I started loving it. You would look hilarious wearing one of Andy’s fancy painted helmets. Lol in the best way of course

God bless you Guys, hope he is in good shape, God help him & his parents. I Have 3 boys, I always tell them to ware there equipment, but boys are boys, I only pray for their safety & livelihood.

Yeah I seen a Rollerblader have a seizure on that show "Scared" back in the day and it scared the shit out of me. Couldn't imagine it in person.

I saw a young guy fall in a 13 ft bowl and he got up like nothing happened and started to leave. As he walks by me I noticed drops of blood on the ground so I followed him and he had blood coming out his ear. Stopped him and convinced him to stay and wait for EMT . Thankfully he was ok as well.

ya people need to be a lot more aware of this kind of stuff a lot of people will just back off wont even help you, ive almost fainted a few times and my friends were just walking away it really angered me because when my friend was passin out i was right there holding him making sure he was good until he came to..

The last two comps I've seen I think it was X games and dew tour park events? I've noticed alot more pros wearing helmets and knee pads, which was good to see and those parks were pretty gnarly.

Last thursday at work, my co worker had a seizure. Luckily he told me he was seizure prone a few months prior, and i did research on what to do when someone had a seizure. Needless to say, i stepped up and did what needed to be done to keep him safe and make sure he didn't stop breathing. It is genuinely scary when it just happens out of nowhere. Life is precious man. I think helmets should be mandatory at parks honestly but thats just my opinion.

You obviously did this but I just want to emphasize the number one thing in a situation like that … dial 911 immediately. Having CPR and other training is a great plus, but the first step in CPR is also to dial 911. The sooner the ambulance arrives the better, especially with head injuries.

I started skating seriously again after a ten year break and I have so much trouble with confidence now when I'm a bit older (33yo). I bought a helmet to use when I'm trying something new and scary and it really helped me to push a bit harder. I quickly just got used to having it on so now I just have it on me most of the time. I do have a pre-existing brain injury and I know people who also have. You don't want that shit.

Even a ninja like Bevup could fall wrong and bonk his head. Wearing a helmet shows you're serious skater, like Andy Anderson !!!

Yeah... A lot of people just don't tuck and roll too well... I had my breakfalls taught by some good teachers and am not one of those people, but I still have a helmet and will wear one if I am skating transition. It could happen to anyone, and it's definitely no joke. In some cases, you might end up surviving an injury, but thinking you might have been better off not surviving it.

Never give up on your dreams and aspirations and remember to be kind and uplifting to each other and open minded and genuine.

Dan and Bev are my favorite

well said my friend.

I wouldn't wear a lid when I was younger for that reason, I felt stupid and everyone hated on it! I'm 35 and now I do skate with a helmet for the simple reason- there's nothing 'cool' about brain damage and we only get one chance in those situations...lucky you n the crew were there to help keep the kid safe till the EMTs got there, nothing more frightening than full blown seizures

Its only surprising we don't get more life changing injuries at skateparks. Ply wood with hard wheels on concrete with steel edges and corners everywhere. It's a frickin miracle tbh. Everyone really should wear helmets and skate manufacturers should spend some money designing cool lightweight accessible safety gear.

Just let you know watching you skate made me pick up a board at my local shop n skate only been on board a week and work full time but already landed a few kickflips pop shuvs 180 Nellie switch Ollie crazy but my muscle memory come back soon I live in Ohio next Cincinnati and super jealous at all spots you guys got to skate but thanks for content and making me pick up skating again my names Dustin also BTW my wife's youtube account