Little Kiki died. She could have done with some help

last SG · 2005-10-31T11:09:27+00:00

why ??? I want to add you to invitation list ...

[email protected] SG

if u agree they r partially responsible, why cannot use them as an example of why apathy is bad?

^spidee^ SG

Is it the rat race that have caused this apathy? Apathetic even to pending and preventable life-or-death situations?

shinta SG

ah... i was tryin to compare =X

didn notice i left it halfway

MeOwSuSan SG

STOP POINTING .....

you can choose to be it ...

First AID is important learn it....

All must try to learn ....

[email protected] SG

no one say dun learn 1st aid. but still apathy is to blame here. u can only help yourself so much at times.

[email protected] SG

perhaps. perhaps not. but there are people who aren't apathetic yet they're mired in the rat race as well. Perhaps, just perhaps, these people haven't yet abandoned the fact that they're humans?

MeOwSuSan SG

they don't know first aid help to help ...

so as parent you should know what to do ...

is not selfish .... is u must know ....

taxi driver not nurse or doctor ....

a_splash SG

its always best that we learn some first aid so that in times of emergency we could save someone's life.

its always best that we learnt to swim, so that we don't get drown at the pool,

its best that we don't do anything wrong eg take drugs, etc etc...then we don't end up a miserable life and be mark for life..

by then all these aside....

if we saw someone struggling at the pool and no lifeguards around...we saw the float but too high to reach....do we tell that fellow too bad u should know u don't know how to swim and don't take risk....may god bless u, its either u float or u drown...i can't save u...i can't reach the buoy and i need to rush...BYEE!!!! Rolling Eyes

or we tell the ex criminals...who ask u! orr bi quack??

aiyo...the issue here is why can't pple be more kind when there is case of life and death matter rite in front of u??? can just give some reasons and go off?? even if he really can't, at least do some alternative to help save that life.....

[email protected] SG

i already say nobody here say u dun need to know. of course its almost a must to know, but sometimes even that knowledge won't be enuf to help. Unless u want everyone to end up as a walking specialist in ear, nose, mouth, eyes, brain, lungs, heart, kidney, leg, arm etc problems and diesease, there will always be times when we still need other's help.

this is something which can u please try to understand?

a_splash SG

then of course lessons to learn here for those who read about it is...

ya...better take up first aid, learn swimming...and say no to drugs, and don't take the wrong path...cos no one is going to help u... etc...

Cpt.ZR SG

Oh thats sad… Condolences man..

chunyong SG

when people above/below want u to die, even if u are just 1 min walk from hospital oso will die de….when its time to go, u go…. cruel but dats the way it is.

nightzip SG

eh? is this reported in the newspapers? or in the forum section?

can someone enlighten me? Very Happy

dragg SG

straits times forum.

Rhonda SG

First-off, I totally agree with MeowSusan's message - that everyone ought to go and learn basic First Aid.

In certain critical incidents, eg. choking, drowning, calling an ambulance won't help because the first 3 mins would be the most critical. Administer the Heimlich Manoeuvre immediately for folks who are choking (there's a special manoeuvre for choking babies), and CPR for those who have drowned.

All said, it would have done the mom well to run to the nearest clinic, if it's really nearby. Otherwise, call an ambulance! Whilst waiting for the ambulance, ASK the operator to tell you what you can do in the meantime. The paramedics are trained to handle such emergencies and there is equipment on board the ambulance that will be useful in such critical situations.

Still, nothing beats having a first-hand knowledge of First Aid. It's one of the responsibilities of being a parent.

Rhonda SG

Since last year, I've been thinking of this -

Perhaps, neighbourhoods should set up a system whereby doctors, nurses, paramedics, and certified First Aiders living in the estate should be recruited to be part of a volunteer emergency aid team.

But then again, come to think of it, residents might abuse the system and start calling up those on the list for every little problem and make themselves a general nuisance. Razz

Plus, that would mean a loss of privacy to some extent to those on the contact list.

I guess if people understand that the people on the list should be contacted only in REAL emergencies, the system would work, since these folks would be able to reach you much faster than an ambulance would.

I think it's gonna take a loooong loooong time before we can reach the standard in developed nations like the US - people voluntarily opt to learn CPR and/or First Aid because they are civic-minded and think about society at large, instead of focusing just on themselves.

stellazio SG

ambulance might be faster..but at that point of time,you just wana rush the kid to the hospital..well nonetheless no matter the circumstances,the police still should have helped.. Laughing

the Bear SG

do not forget that the "civic-minded" people in other countries which a lot of people talk about, are also in existence in Singapore..

just like there will be rubberneckers, horrid people who take advantage of the tragedy of others will be there too, just like they are here...

all we need to do is to see the tragedies in 9/11 where with total disregard for their own lives, firefighters went in and died..

and in Katrina where people went on a looting spree when there was an absence of police..

there are civic minded people who will go out their way to help too... only they are not so evident.. but they also serve, those who stand in reserve...

dragg SG

come to think of it, approaching a clinic is a better choice under the circumstances.

sbst275 SG

Actually if you were to say abt the taxi driver, sometimes it is not he or she dun wanna help, but the conscience would be there if the girl died on the way...

As for the police officer, it is totally unacceptable

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