[My own personal take...] The moment my first aid training came in handy

Good evening.

Thank you for reading.
I am Slowly.

I was shopping at a complex with my wife before we were married.
I found myself in an emergency situation (a stomach ache).

I had to hurry, or it would be dangerous.
My body was telling me so.

However, there was no men's restroom on that floor.
I moved to take the downward escalator.

On the escalator, I noticed the clothing of the woman in front of me.
A waist tie was dangling down to her feet.

I thought, 'Won't that waist tie get caught?'

Just before the steps flattened out, the woman moved forward.
The waist tie was sucked in.
Right between the steps.

The woman was pulled and fell over.
She hit her head on the steps.

I couldn't believe my eyes.
Because it was exactly as I had imagined.

The man from the couple who had been in front of the woman.
He immediately pressed the emergency stop button.
So easily.
Was he used to it?

I was impressed by his quick response.

When I looked closely at the woman, she was foaming at the mouth.
A concussion.

I was in an emergency situation myself.
I hesitated quite a bit.

In that moment, my body moved on its own.
I beckoned to a nearby store clerk.

I instructed them, 'Get me some scissors to cut the waist tie.'
The clerk brought the scissors.
I hesitated to cut the waist tie.
I persuaded myself, 'Human life comes before clothes.'
The waist tie was cut.
I instructed the clerk to call 119.

Other clerks came to see what was happening.
A crowd was forming.

A man who had been behind us rushed over.
Together, we moved the woman to a safe place.
We had her lie down in the recovery position.

The woman was wearing a skirt at the time.
The man covered her with his own jacket.
I was impressed once again by his gentlemanly response.

Then, the woman regained consciousness.
I explained that she had hit her head.
I advised her to stay still.

My own emergency was still ongoing.
But I had run out of time here.
I made the decision to leave midway.

I asked the man and the clerk to wait until the ambulance arrived.
I rushed to the restroom and managed to avoid a disaster.

What I realized was that this was the fruit of my training.

The moment my 'first aid training' came in handy.
I felt a little proud.

I had the flow of things in my head somehow.
I never thought I would actually encounter such a situation.

I am surprised that I prioritized that over my own emergency.

I used to be indifferent to troublesome things.
I never thought I would take the initiative myself.
However, my body moved on its own.

The words of the emergency medical technician during the training.
"Respond even one second faster. Not someone else, but you!"
"Don't do it alone, get the people around you involved!"
"Whatever you do, please don't pretend you didn't see it!"

They must have been clearly etched in my mind.

I remembered this after reading an article by Tax Accountant Kantaro.

"Taking ownership"

It is true that I feel there are many bystanders.
I am one of them, too.

Someone else will handle it.
I don't want to get involved in troublesome things.
I am curious about the outcome.

A bystander is a contrarian.

I am someone who also left the scene midway.
Needless to say, I was curious about the outcome.

But I can say this.

Once you experience it, the hesitation disappears.
It became one of the experiences that gave me confidence.

Reference for the trigger that reminded me

Article by "Tax Accountant Kantaro"

I am grateful for reminding me!
I look forward to your future success.