I was put putting the canoe on top of the escort and I heard a terrible crashing noise come from my neighbors house. I heard her dog barking and I thought that she had fallen down her steps. When I looked up I saw Judy standing at the top of the 15 foot steps to her back deck. She was hollering for her friend Renee. Judy's dog had gotten excited and knocked Renee down the steps onto the concrete sidewalk. My training kicked in full force. I immobilized her and assesed her injuries. No open fractures, heavy bleeding or bleeding form the ears. Good. Patient semiconcious and responding to questions. Bleeding form laceration above right eye under control. Patient already lay in a good posture to prevent shock. Kept her immobilized and talking until help arrived. Amy and the local paramedics got there quickly.

Fate is a fickle thing at times. We had a serious problem with our GMC Jimmy this morning and I had to switch the canoe over to my car. If not for that problem I would have been long gone. All of that reaction training in the U.S. Army and first responder courses kicked into full gear right away. Wow! Now I am just going to sit here and shake for a while.

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Eric "nighthawk"

American veteran and proud of it!