tuanku Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Well done KhunSrikanya. CPR is a skill that is easy to learn with a couple of hours practice. It should be taught to all senior school students and to all Government employees. Then there would be so many stories like this they wouldn't become news any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneday Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Good story. CPR for 30 minutes. Very lucky man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil2803 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Well done. I hope he is sitting down when he gets the bill. Is this a public or private hospital? So the emergency number is 1669 in Thailand. 30 minutes without a pulse, looking surprisingly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil2803 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 "and stuck a spoon in his mouth to prevent him from chewing his tongue." That's interesting. No pulse and worried about biting his tongue. Biting tongue is the least of his worries. And yes during a seizure the recommend advice is not to put anything in their mouth. If she is a trained nurse she should have known better. However in a high stress situation things happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 "and stuck a spoon in his mouth to prevent him from chewing his tongue." Well done and all but I thought you weren't supposed to do this? Still 30 minutes of CPR is impressive. So who cares? She saved the man's life and I bet he does not give a rats about a spoon being stuck in his mouth to save lacerating his tongue. This woman deserves every accolade which I am sure she will receive. A good story for a change and please don't try and diminish the achievement. I care because putting a spoon in the mouth can be dangerous.Pointing this out diminishes nothing this remarkable lady did. 30 minutes CPR is astonishing. Get off your wannabe horse and accept that querying something does not equate bashing. She did not give 30 minutes of CPR by herself there were two other people that were involved. Go to Bangkok Post and read their article plus look at the video. I do give her credit but the hype on her being is over done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Lucky man to have a stroke just outside an hospital, and kudos to the nurse and her colleagues. Well done! Good recovery. Is 1669 the number to call all over thailand? I have 191 in my phone, would that have worked ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 Public Health Minister thanks nurse for saving German touristSURAT THANI, 4 December 2015 (NNT) - Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsattayatorn sent a personal thank you letter to a nurse working at Surat Thani Hospital for saving a German tourist from a heart attack.The nurse, Sikanya Cheurob, was riding a bicycle with a friend when she spotted the German tourist, Gunter Retsch. He had collapsed from a heart attack in front of Surat Thani Cancer Hospital. Ms. Sikanya and her friend were able to bring Gunter to Surat Thani Hospital just in time to revive him. Ms. Sikanya is a nurse at the Department of Male Neurosurgery.The Public Health Minister said in the letter that Ms. Sikanya performed her duty as a nurse, as well as a Thai citizen, by being a good host to foreigners. Dr. Piyasakol added that she made the Ministry of Public Health and her hospital proud for her act of kindness.According to the hospital, Gunter Retsch is in stable condition and can be taken off the medical ventilator. He has been given thrombolytic blood thinner to dissolve any dangerous clots and improve blood flow to his heart. Mr. Gunter is expected to remain under hospital care for at least four days until he can be released.-- NNT 2016-01-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracas Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 A stroke at 49, you never know what is around the corner or what is going to happen. Luckily for this man there was a nurse that knew what she was doing. The nurse did a great job of stepping in and taking charge. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileContent Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Thailand is full of good Thais and this is just one that got reported. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) She called 1669 ... Good move as no one else did not criticising this angel at all just observing that in Europe, and must be USA too, ALL hospitals have resus teams whether they are a specialist cancer unit or not and they were 'outside' one? Its the little people the average Joe who is the real savior in the world today. They worry about humanity not greed. Alright Mr. PM come out and really honor this lady as an outstanding citizen. There must be a medal somewhere in your large repertoire to honor her otherwise take one off of your uniform and present it to her. Edited January 4, 2016 by elgordo38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mankondang Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) Thainess. Yes true Thainess. Edited January 4, 2016 by mankondang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli42 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Wow, and they say miracles don't happen - OK it's a probability outlier. If I were in his place not sure what would be enough to show my appreciation. One lucky dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mankondang Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) "and stuck a spoon in his mouth to prevent him from chewing his tongue." Well done and all but I thought you weren't supposed to do this? Still 30 minutes of CPR is impressive. Yes CPR for 30mins is impressive, even with the assistance of two others, which has been reported elsewhere. From my First Aid training, and IMHO, they would take turns and rotate the "chest pumping" with the "mouth to mouth" procedure. The nurse would know exactly what ratios this should be. Modern instructions say that this is not so important, as is the breaking of the sternum or rib, as this is a small price to pay when the patient lives. The spoon, and biting the tounge would also be insignificant compared with living or dieing. Also the nurse would know best about inserting and removing the spoon to administer mouth to mouth. The nurse quickly diagnosed a stroke, and not an epileptic fit or or other, which may be what your eluding to when you mentioned that it should not be used. She did an amazing job which deserves all the credits due to her and the people who assisted her. I'm a great believer that Basic First Aid should be taught in schools, but along with the "boarders" of ones limitations. Edited January 4, 2016 by mankondang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 49 is a bit early to be having a stroke! Well done to the nurse. PS Anyone notice the tsta? Another quality tourist. Kudos to the nurse. I presume you meant tats, but you were already too drunk to write or edit correctly. Because he has tsta (medical problem?), i presume you think he is a lowlife, and should'nt be allowed to go on foreign holidays. Another quality TV Forum member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelingmike Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Great story,but more to it. One woman CPR for 30 minutes-not. Lots of story left out. Yes better then negative stories,but like them lots of holes. Yes I have actually done cpr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarcane24 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 "and stuck a spoon in his mouth to prevent him from chewing his tongue." Well done and all but I thought you weren't supposed to do this? Still 30 minutes of CPR is impressive. The ambulance driver who taught a group of us CPR said that the worst moment of his life was giving someone who was drunk, had eaten garlic and had vomited mouth to mouth resuscitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarcane24 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 "and stuck a spoon in his mouth to prevent him from chewing his tongue." Well done and all but I thought you weren't supposed to do this? Still 30 minutes of CPR is impressive. The ambulance driver who taught a group of us CPR said that the worst moment of his life was giving someone who was drunk, had eaten garlic and had vomited mouth to mouth resuscitation. In Moments like these, you need Minties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Public Health Minister thanks nurse for saving German tourist SURAT THANI, 4 December 2015 (NNT) - Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsattayatorn sent a personal thank you letter to a nurse working at Surat Thani Hospital for saving a German tourist from a heart attack. The nurse, Sikanya Cheurob, was riding a bicycle with a friend when she spotted the German tourist, Gunter Retsch. He had collapsed from a heart attack in front of Surat Thani Cancer Hospital. Ms. Sikanya and her friend were able to bring Gunter to Surat Thani Hospital just in time to revive him. Ms. Sikanya is a nurse at the Department of Male Neurosurgery. The Public Health Minister said in the letter that Ms. Sikanya performed her duty as a nurse, as well as a Thai citizen, by being a good host to foreigners. Dr. Piyasakol added that she made the Ministry of Public Health and her hospital proud for her act of kindness. According to the hospital, Gunter Retsch is in stable condition and can be taken off the medical ventilator. He has been given thrombolytic blood thinner to dissolve any dangerous clots and improve blood flow to his heart. Mr. Gunter is expected to remain under hospital care for at least four days until he can be released. -- NNT 2016-01-04 The department of Male Neurosurgery? Do Ladies get treatment in a different hospital? All in all a good news story, a bit confused to his condition a stroke or heart attack? Get well soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckmandon Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) Well if she actually carried out CPR properly the guy would have broken ribs because of the compressions. I have been trained in CPR & do regular refresher courses & it is always the case if its done properly then ribs are broken. To carry out CPR for 30 minutes you would have to be very fit & strong, that little nurse would probably not be able to do it. When doing courses on the dummy even 5 mins & your worn out. Edited January 4, 2016 by duckmandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 49 is a bit early to be having a stroke! Well done to the nurse. PS Anyone notice the tsta? Another quality tourist. Kudos to the nurse. I presume you meant tats, but you were already too drunk to write or edit correctly. Because he has tsta (medical problem?), i presume you think he is a lowlife, and should'nt be allowed to go on foreign holidays. Another quality TV Forum member. Yes, another bigot who judges the book by the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabothai Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 A stroke at 49, you never know what is around the corner or what is going to happen. Luckily for this man there was a nurse that knew what she was doing. The nurse did a great job of stepping in and taking charge. Well done. More likely an emboly. Happens quite a lot after flying long distance and not moving. Check for a fat foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 The nurse deserves credit but so do the others show in the video. Well done. And the video shows the decication to help people they all had. Thailand is not what some say it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) Public Health Minister thanks nurse for saving German tourist SURAT THANI, 4 December 2015 (NNT) - Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsattayatorn sent a personal thank you letter to a nurse working at Surat Thani Hospital for saving a German tourist from a heart attack. The nurse, Sikanya Cheurob, was riding a bicycle with a friend when she spotted the German tourist, Gunter Retsch. He had collapsed from a heart attack in front of Surat Thani Cancer Hospital. Ms. Sikanya and her friend were able to bring Gunter to Surat Thani Hospital just in time to revive him. Ms. Sikanya is a nurse at the Department of Male Neurosurgery. The Public Health Minister said in the letter that Ms. Sikanya performed her duty as a nurse, as well as a Thai citizen, by being a good host to foreigners. Dr. Piyasakol added that she made the Ministry of Public Health and her hospital proud for her act of kindness. According to the hospital, Gunter Retsch is in stable condition and can be taken off the medical ventilator. He has been given thrombolytic blood thinner to dissolve any dangerous clots and improve blood flow to his heart. Mr. Gunter is expected to remain under hospital care for at least four days until he can be released. -- NNT 2016-01-04 The department of Male Neurosurgery? Do Ladies get treatment in a different hospital? All in all a good news story, a bit confused to his condition a stroke or heart attack? Get well soon "The department of Male Neurosurgery?" Possibly a different department for Female Neurosurgery? e.g. Male only and Female only wards? "A heart attack' was mentioned twice in the article - a stroke,was not mentioned at all, but does it really matter? He was obviously in serious trouble, and a nurse passing by on a bicycle possibly saved his life by her quick thinking, and well deserves the praise she is getting. Hopefully she will be thanked properly by the German cyclist tourist when he is fit enough to do so, but your questions are a bit meaningless in the light of the situation. . Edited January 4, 2016 by sambum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex2791 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Has anyone watched the video? I did and what I saw was appalling. This guy did not even need CPR. I'm a former paramedic and CPR instructor trainer. First of all, she was completely irrational trying to do chest compressions and yelling "hey you" shaking him violently. At no time did she even check his pulse or breathing. Even an untrained bystander would of noticed him moving his right arm and hand trying to push her off of him. Why would a nurse do CPR on someone who is clearly semi conscious? Baffling really. Watch the video and look closely at his skin color. Another clear indication that he was not in cardiac arrest at all. And sticking a spoon in anyone's mouth who is unconscious is ridiculous. The only thing I would of done in this situation is simply put him on his side in the recovery position and monitor his vitals until an ambulance arrived to take him to the hospital. She did not save his life. I have been to many cardiac arrest calls and have done CPR numerous times. The idea that she did CPR for 30 minutes and then he suddenly woke up might make for a feel good story but it is not is not medically possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Public Health Minister thanks nurse for saving German tourist SURAT THANI, 4 December 2015 (NNT) - Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsattayatorn sent a personal thank you letter to a nurse working at Surat Thani Hospital for saving a German tourist from a heart attack. The nurse, Sikanya Cheurob, was riding a bicycle with a friend when she spotted the German tourist, Gunter Retsch. He had collapsed from a heart attack in front of Surat Thani Cancer Hospital. Ms. Sikanya and her friend were able to bring Gunter to Surat Thani Hospital just in time to revive him. Ms. Sikanya is a nurse at the Department of Male Neurosurgery. The Public Health Minister said in the letter that Ms. Sikanya performed her duty as a nurse, as well as a Thai citizen, by being a good host to foreigners. Dr. Piyasakol added that she made the Ministry of Public Health and her hospital proud for her act of kindness. According to the hospital, Gunter Retsch is in stable condition and can be taken off the medical ventilator. He has been given thrombolytic blood thinner to dissolve any dangerous clots and improve blood flow to his heart. Mr. Gunter is expected to remain under hospital care for at least four days until he can be released. -- NNT 2016-01-04 The department of Male Neurosurgery? Do Ladies get treatment in a different hospital? All in all a good news story, a bit confused to his condition a stroke or heart attack? Get well soon "The department of Male Neurosurgery?" Possibly a different department for Female Neurosurgery? e.g. Male only and Female only wards? "A heart attack' was mentioned twice in the article - a stroke,was not mentioned at all, but does it really matter? He was obviously in serious trouble, and a nurse passing by on a bicycle possibly saved his life by her quick thinking, and well deserves the praise she is getting. Hopefully she will be thanked properly by the German cyclist tourist when he is fit enough to do so, but your questions are a bit meaningless in the light of the situation. . P.S. My apologies in part - a later post does mention "stroke" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springheeled jack Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 it certainly is nice to see something good happening for a change the german was very lucky that there was someone there with medical knowledge to help him good for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springheeled jack Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I think he was very lucky to be saved to have a heart attack at the age of 41 is unusual most attacks usually happen between 50 and 60 years of age he was lucky there was someone there who had medical knowledge, good for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 good news and it's what Id expect from any nurse/doctor hopefully PS 'outside Cancer Hospital'? it springs to mind that they could have helped? why 30 mins delay? anyway he got away with it good luck That's what I was wondering also, good Samaritan deed of the nurse aside. The German guy suffers his attack apparently very near to the local cancer hospital. The nurse calls emergency services and it takes a half hour for an ambulance to arrive. But no one comes from, or is sought from, the cancer hospital so nearby in the meantime??? And of course, no addressing or questioning of that issue in the news report. The guy in this case lucked out. Most of the time, more than likely, it just would have been another farang death in Thailand while waiting for long-delayed medical help to arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordicae schnable Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Has anyone watched the video? I did and what I saw was appalling. This guy did not even need CPR. I'm a former paramedic and CPR instructor trainer. First of all, she was completely irrational trying to do chest compressions and yelling "hey you" shaking him violently. At no time did she even check his pulse or breathing. Even an untrained bystander would of noticed him moving his right arm and hand trying to push her off of him. Why would a nurse do CPR on someone who is clearly semi conscious? Baffling really. Watch the video and look closely at his skin color. Another clear indication that he was not in cardiac arrest at all. And sticking a spoon in anyone's mouth who is unconscious is ridiculous. The only thing I would of done in this situation is simply put him on his side in the recovery position and monitor his vitals until an ambulance arrived to take him to the hospital. She did not save his life. I have been to many cardiac arrest calls and have done CPR numerous times. The idea that she did CPR for 30 minutes and then he suddenly woke up might make for a feel good story but it is not is not medically possible. oh dear, you better post here your full qualifications experience where you have worked in your career and we will get independent advice from a suitable academic to assess your assessment of the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peergin Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 An angel in a nurse's uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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