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Rubbish > There was a car accident a few hundred yards away from where Frank collapsed. Two ambulances responded but the injuries were minor and only one was n

Rubbish > There was a car accident a few hundred yards away from where Frank collapsed. Two ambulances responded but the injuries were minor and only one was needed. Or could it be he was on a tennis court (in the slums perhaps?) that had great medical reply rate, two ambulances sent when one wasn't even needed. Unless you badly loophole it, via the luck gene or luck parents, which are part of 'YOU' so I don't think that's allowed. Your future is what you make of it don't blame or rely on luck, that's a fools game.

Retric 10y ago
Two ambulances where sent to a different, but very close location. Only one of those where needed. If that other ambulance was sent somewhere else or stayed at base he would probably have died. At best his location, health, and timing may have raised his survival from the default rate of around 2% to around 10-50%, but that's still not great odds.
- aaron695 10y ago
  > cardiac arrest..kills 98 percent of its victims.. most of the rest permanently impaired. .... two weeks later... back on the tennis court. You really buy into this? It's 6%-18% depending where! You can chose where you live :) and bloomberg .... 6% is the lower end not relevant to the story. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/9687421/Cardiac-arrest-survival-rates-dire-and-not-improving.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/9687421/Cardiac-...
  - Retric 10y ago
    Sudden cardiac arrest is a much more dangerous type of heart attack. There is none of the pain in extremity early warning and it has very low survival odds. Remember you normally get some blood flow in a heart attack but this is normal to zero in seconds. Much like how blood clots are dangerous but getting a blood clot in your lungs, brain, or heart are far worse than average. PS: You could be sitting and talking to your Doctor and it would still have good odds of killing you.

Retric 10y ago

Two ambulances where sent to a different, but very close location. Only one of those where needed. If that other ambulance was sent somewhere else or stayed at base he would probably have died. At best his location, health, and timing may have raised his survival from the default rate of around 2% to around 10-50%, but that's still not great odds.

aaron695 10y ago
> cardiac arrest..kills 98 percent of its victims.. most of the rest permanently impaired. .... two weeks later... back on the tennis court. You really buy into this? It's 6%-18% depending where! You can chose where you live :) and bloomberg .... 6% is the lower end not relevant to the story. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/9687421/Cardiac-arrest-survival-rates-dire-and-not-improving.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/9687421/Cardiac-...
- Retric 10y ago
  Sudden cardiac arrest is a much more dangerous type of heart attack. There is none of the pain in extremity early warning and it has very low survival odds. Remember you normally get some blood flow in a heart attack but this is normal to zero in seconds. Much like how blood clots are dangerous but getting a blood clot in your lungs, brain, or heart are far worse than average. PS: You could be sitting and talking to your Doctor and it would still have good odds of killing you.