Thai nurse on holiday saves US man with CPR in Tokyo

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Thai nurse on holiday saves US man with CPR in Tokyo

 

Picture: Sanook

 

CHIANG RAI: -- A Thai nurse from Chiang Rai is being praised after she saved the life of an American man who she found unconscious at a Tokyo railway station.

 

Rasamee Wongchai, who is a nurse at Chiang Rai Prachanukhro Hospital, went into action with CPR when she saw the man had passed out and his heart had stopped, reports Sanook.

 

Someone was on hand to record the incident and post on Facebook where the story was shared 17,000 times.

 

The accompanying words with the picture said Rasamee was on holiday with her family in Japan when she saw the man.

 

Relatives of the man she saved thanked her profusely and Thais online praised her for her actions.

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-12-09

[elgordo38]

Man you just won the lottery of a lifetime. The right lady in the right place when things went terribly wrong for you. May I add my praises as well. An unsung hero among the masses. It is so nice to read these articles but the replies are few and far between. Come guys rise up and clap for this lady hit the like button. 

[Junkyarddog]

What a great story. Thank you Khun Rasamee.

[melvinmelvin]

Great lady great job, good to see that people bother to help people in need.

 

[KBsinter]

Hope I get the same luck(if it happens to me ),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Thaiwrath]

1 hour ago, elgordo38 said:

Man you just won the lottery of a lifetime. The right lady in the right place when things went terribly wrong for you. May I add my praises as well. An unsung hero among the masses. It is so nice to read these articles but the replies are few and far between. Come guys rise up and clap for this lady hit the like button. 

 

Yes, great show by the lady.

I cannot fault the nursing profession over here, every time I have been in hospital every nurse has been a true professional, showing genuine care, irrespective of their level.

It is one genuine profession, where almost all involved  would use their skills to help anyone in distress in a genuine situation.

[melvinmelvin]

 

Now, related to the this issue but a somewhat different angle. (an issue that have had me thinking for years)

 

If moderators feel that I hijack/abuse the thread, please just delete the post.

 

Some 3-4 years ago driving from Patts through Sri Racha to Bang  Saen (all ChonBuri) I saw a motionless lady in the middle of the street, not old - 40ish, motorbike accident,

of course no helmet, lots of people around looking nobody doing anything

 

I stopped with a view to do some CPR, which I did. She was breathing, just - now and then. She was wearing jeans and I opened belt/button/zipper and broke her underwear elastic to remove all strains, opened her shirt cut bra then covered her tits with the shirt and did my CPR bit

Had people in the street supply heaps of newspapers to put under her body, even though LoS is warm you need help

to keep body temp up when not conscious.

People told me that they had called for ambulance.

I kept on with my bit maybe 15-20 minutes (thats a very long time for 1 man CPR - I was totally exhausted) then the amb. arrived and the pros took over.

And she was still alive.

Whatever happened later I dont have the foggiest idea about.

 

Now,

if that lady had died while I was doing CPR, what kind of legal situation would that have put me in?

responsible for death, sued for causing loss of life, responsible for financial support to family/children?

don't know, but have asked myself this many times

 

In Tokyo I guess I would do the same again.

In LoS I think I would rather shy away if I met a similoar situation

 

Edited December 9, 2016 by melvinmelvin
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[richard_smith237]

5 minutes ago, melvinmelvin said:

 

Now, related to the this issue but a somewhat different angle. (an issue that have had me thinking for years)

 

If moderators feel that I hijack/abuse the thread, please just delete the post.

 

Some 3-4 years ago driving from Patts through Sri Racha to Bang  Saen (all ChonBuri) I saw a motionless lady in the middle of the street, not old - 40ish, motorbike accident,

of course no helmet, lots of people around looking nobody doing anything

 

I stopped with a view to do some CPR, which I did. She was breathing, just - now and then. She was wearing jeans and I opened belt/button/zipper and broke her underwear elastic to remove all strains, opened her shirt cut bra then covered her tits with the shirt and did my CPR bit

Had people in the street supply heaps of newspapers to put under her body, even though LoS is warm you need help

to keep body temp up when not conscious.

People told me that they had called for ambulance.

I kept on with my bit maybe 15-20 minutes (thats a very long time for 1 man CPR - I was totally exhausted) then the amb. arrived and the pros took over.

And she was still alive.

Whatever happened later I dont have the foggiest idea about.

 

Now,

if that lady had died while I was doing CPR, what kind of legal situation would that have put me in?

responsible for death, sued for causing loss of life, responsible for financial support to family/children?

don't know, but have asked myself this many times

 

In Tokyo I guess I would do the same again.

In LoS I think I would rather shy away if I met a similoar situation

 

 

You remembered your humanity and saved a life... This is something to be proud of. 

 

IF you know what you are doing, I think the only moral decision is to try and render aid. 

 

In an emergency situation in Thailand I have rendered First Aid without consequence. But, there is a fear of some form of negative consequence if developments took a turn for the worse.

 

Some members choose to heed the advice of many on a barstool and turn away from offering assistance... I would like to think that should anything happen to me or anyone close to me that those nearby who can help and know how to help can offer First Aid assistance. 

 

Cudos to the nurse who rendered assistance in Tokyo. 

 

 

[Lex Talionis]

It takes courage to do this kind of thing because you never know what complications may develop further on down the line. 

 

Kudos to this brave lady for  taking a risk and showing her humanity. 

Edited December 9, 2016 by Lex Talionis

[waders123]

What a great story instead of the usual whining buzz.  This lady deserves praises from everyone.  Thank god she was there to help this man!  I wish her good fortune and a long life! Thank you Rasamee Wongchai for being the person you are!

[Srikcir]

14 hours ago, melvinmelvin said:

In Tokyo I guess I would do the same again.

In LoS I think I would rather shy away if I met a similoar situation

 

Many countries, including Japan, have adopted the Good Samaritan doctrine. It is used by rescuers to avoid civil liability for injuries arising from their negligence and cannot be charged if the rescuer attempts to help the injured party, provided the attempt is not made recklessly and no reward is exchanged. https://tokyorave.wordpress.com/

 

There is no Good Samaritan Law in Thailand per se.

According to the Criminal Code, Section 5, 5th paragraph, if you have training in first aid that enables you to save lives, you are by law required to help, but if you are a normal Samaritan with no training you are not legally required to help. You normally are not responsible of the outcome [criminally] if you tried to help. https://www.firstaidtrainingbangkok.com/about/good-samaritan-laws.html

 

But there seems to be no protection in Thailand from a civil suit unless you hold a First Responder Certificate. The subject of liability has been previously discussed in this forum: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/919765-if-you-see-an-accident-what-do-you-do/