Health: Today, I was working as a lifeguard. A woman began to have a...

By EpicFailAtItsFinest - 13/04/2009 02:49 - United States

Today, I was working as a lifeguard. A woman began to have a seizure. Nervous, I went into shock and walked into a tree, knocking myself out. Post seizure, the woman stood up and walked away. Later, I woke up in the hospital. The ambulance had arrived to take her, but ended up taking me instead. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/06/2009 02:23 - United States

Today, I was at work lifeguarding and saw a kid drowning on the far end of the pool. I decided running would be the quickest way to get to her, but as I ran across the pool deck I slipped and hit my head. The kid's mother jumped in to save her child and then called an ambulance for me. FML

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By Soap0015 - 16/08/2012 09:57 - United States

Today, I was at work as a lifeguard. The temperature was absolutely stifling, but I tried to tough it out. A couple of hours into my shift, I passed out, fell off my stand, and crashed into the water. Or so the medics tell me. FML

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By Username - 01/09/2010 00:35 - France

Today, I was lifeguarding at a community pool when I noticed a toddler go underwater. I quickly jumped in but suddenly got a cramp, which caused me to stall. When I looked up, I saw an old woman saving him, and got a shoe thrown at my head. I was fired. FML

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By mrWrong - 25/03/2009 01:20 - United States

Today, my rescue squad unit responded to a 911 call from a woman who felt she was going to pass out. We knocked on her locked door a couple times with no answer. Fearing she might be unconscious, I kicked in the door. She was about to open it and only passed out from the concussion I gave her. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/12/2021 05:01

Today, in frustration, I threw a spanner across the room at work, but it bounced back and hit me in the head. I woke up in an ambulance with a cracked skull and a gorgeous EMT lady. I would've tried to ask her out, but while I was out cold I'd pissed myself, and the whole ambulance reeked of it. FML

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By thedullard - 16/02/2009 05:35 - United States

Today, at the gym, I see a person laying unconscious on the ground with people crowded around. Previously being a lifeguard, and knowing CPR, I ran over and asked a man what happened, preparing to check his vitals. I then realized that the body was a dummy and the employees were doing a drill. FML

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By Whoopsie - 25/07/2018 05:00

Today, I had to call 911 and explain to the operator that my girlfriend orgasmed so hard she had a seizure and passed out. FML

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By mytoehurts - 26/06/2015 13:09 - Canada - Ayr

Today, I was at my lifeguarding exam. Everything was going well until I went to 'save' someone and slipped and bellyflopped into the pool. I broke my toe, and the person I was supposed to save ended up saving me instead. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/12/2021 08:01

Today, I had a seizure for the first time in months. My fiancé went over to my job to let them know I wouldn't be going in. My boss bitched both of us because I didn't call myself. Sure, I'll get right on that when I'm conscious. FML

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Great first impression

By FirstImpressionist - 11/05/2022 14:00

Today, at work, where I am the boss’s son, I introduced myself to the new guy and starting working on a project. Not five minutes into it, I apparently had a seizure, passed out, smashed my face on the work table, and regained consciousness in a state of confusion with EMTs surrounding me. FML

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Jessick_1 0

Monday 13 April 2009 10:06

"Today, I had a seizure. I thought the lifeguard would save me but turns out they managed to knock themself out because they panicked. The ambulance took them to hospital, forgetting about me. FML" Poor woman.

SomeDude148 0

Monday 13 April 2009 10:02

Maybe you should get a new job.

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Sgt_Schadenfreud 0

Tuesday 14 April 2009 13:31

You are a lifeguard.

annis_fml 0

Tuesday 14 April 2009 13:38

Look into a different job seriously. What if something more serious was happening to the woman and she was close to dying? You would have been useless!

txchick2010 0

Tuesday 14 April 2009 20:24

Okay first off, do you even know what shock is?? Second off it would not cause you to walk in to a tree! Thirdly it's called fainting. And fourth if it had been a real seizure she would not have have been able to just get up and walk off, especially in the time that an ambulance would have come. She faked the seizure or else she would've been a post-seizure state called post-ictal.

WildBill1337 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 2:34

you went into shock out of nervousness...........this makes me hope the draft is never reinstated.

Kevlar5417 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 3:30

If you have a seizure they don't just let you leave. They'll still take you to a hospital to get checked out. Nice lie dude.

takran 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 18:24

This is either fake for the numerous reasons already stated, or you should not be a lifeguard.

Mason58 0

Thursday 16 April 2009 5:50

God I hope you're not still a lifeguard...

IsThisNameTaken 0

Friday 17 April 2009 1:28

Where exactly was this tree?

ali_said 0

Friday 17 April 2009 5:58

awww how are you feelin now?

imp872 0

Friday 17 April 2009 15:00

its all good man... go on youtube and search the EMT fainting comercial... think it was for monster.com or something... it happens trust me i'm an EMT and have seen it...