Holly cow! That is crazy stuff. Here is a pointer if anybody catches themselves or somebody else going into shock/losing consciousness. Something I learned in military EMT training. Lie down and elevate the legs as much as possible. If there is a wall (or motorcycle in your case) near by than prop the legs up against it feet straight up in the air and just wait for the blood to return to your head also warmth is important so have somebody put a blanket or jacket over yourself or the victim to keep warm. If there is nothing to elevate your legs than just lay flat on your back legs at a 90 knees in the air. Anaphylactic shock is a strange phenomenon the silliest things can trigger it sometimes, from a bee sting to a prick of a needle to a puff of tobacco. Hope everybody remembers this because going into shock is a shitty (excuse my language) and potentially life threatening situation. I am glad you are ok Graham.
~Aldo -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Graham Rogers Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 5:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: a close call - bee season Hey you all, We had a bit of excitement here night before last. On returning from a bike ride (NH 750), a bee flew in under my helmet and stung me on the side of my forehead - at least I think it was a bee. Within a minute everything started getting brighter and brighter (this was at dusk) and then my vision started narrowing like I was seeing down a tunnel that was getting smaller and smaller. I realized (because of my keen insight) that I was losing consciousness. I pulled over to the side of the road, managed to get off my bike - kind of just laid it on my leg, and within about 5 seconds was unconscious. A nice Mennonite couple found me on the side of the road. Others stopped. Joan (my wife) showed up because they found my cell phone with our # listed as 'home'. She (Mennonite wife) happened to be a nurse and he (Mennonite husband) rode my bike home to our place, locked up the house and left a note on kitchen table. Amazing that they stopped, that she was a nurse, and he rode motorcycles. I woke up in an ambulance being rushed to hospital . I had IVs in both arms, apparently I had suffered anaphalactic shock. Good thing I was out when they put in the IVs or I would have passed out anyway. Well, I came to, they told me I'd been given a second chance. We got back from the hospital at 12.30 yesterday morning. I refused to stay there overnight because of the $$ (no insurance) and someone was coming for a motorcycle yesterday morning at 9.00 am. I'm a little swollen all over but fine otherwise. I went for a bike (mountain bike) last night for nearly an hour and all was fine. So up till now I haven't been allergic to bee stings. I'm assuming this was a bee. It seemed small. I didn't see it but felt it under my helmet. It didn't sting as I remember bee stings, it was a radiating kind of pain that spread over a couple of inches and puffed up around my eyes. I remember the paramedics yelling at me trying to find out what had happened and I thought I was yelling at myself to answer them because I didn't believe it could be me in the ambulance. I wasn't in one the last I remembered. It all seemed a bit unreal. I'm training for a road race (running) and this has set me back a couple of days - bummer, (not a scratch on my bike though), Graham No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.57/2163 - Release Date: 06/08/09 12:30:00 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
