By Anonymous - 04/07/2014 19:04 - Netherlands

Today, on my first day as a lifeguard, a man had a heart attack in the pool. I jumped in, pulled him out, and even went to the hospital with him. He seemed genuinely offended, saying "You should've let me die." FML
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feelingold 18

You possibly saved a life. That's pretty awesome, even if he didn't throw you a parade after...

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Ghosty546 16

Don't take it to heart. You did good OP.

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Kamon97 23

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oreyoes 15

It seems you still dont understand what the value of life is whether it's yours or not.

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lord_meloetta 20

Today I had a heart attack in a pool and died because the lifeguard didn't give a crap about me. FML

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feelingold 18

You possibly saved a life. That's pretty awesome, even if he didn't throw you a parade after...

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Roskosity 22

I agree. So cool. But if he was conscious, you obtained consent, right? Because otherwise you could be sued real hard.

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Vanubo 10

There's a thing called the Good Samaritan law, op can't be sued

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nurchok 15

It doesn't work in the US apparently :) And a small correction, OP CAN be sued, but he/she has a 99.999999999% chance of winning and not being charged if he/she acted within the level of training...

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The_Schiphtur 7

#51 The Good Samaritan Law works only in the event that you don't have a "duty to act". As a lifeguard, if you are on duty, you have a duty to act and can be sued for criminal negligence if you do not do what you have to do, or if you do it incorrectly. You also CANNOT help a person who doesn't give you their consent (assuming they're in a position to do so I.e. Not unconscious or mentally incapacitated, or a child) Also, to 49, if the person said "you should have let me die" at the hospital, it's more than likely they were unconscious, in which case, consent is implied.

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thefrikinbat 8

Possibly? pretty sure if you have a heart attack in the pool, you're going to die. and he saved him. yeas, he saved a life.

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Ghosty546 16

Don't take it to heart. You did good OP.

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thee_most_dope 30

Sometimes you just cant win..you did the right thing though, op!

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nix1993 41

No good deed goes unpunished. Still, I imagine at least his family are grateful.

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Rallred32 20

What musical? Am I missing something?

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my1tiger 3

She's referring to the Broadway show, Wicked.

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greeneyebeauty9 28

As long as you did the right thing is all that really matters. Be proud of yourself, anyway. That guy has problems of his own.

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worldclassrager 39

Life guard=guards life you did the right thing OP don't take it personally

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eleven22 11

You did well for your first day, even if the man whose life you saved doesn't appreciate it, I'm sure his family and friends do :)

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fmlgiraffe 23

Why!? I suffer from severe depression but still have friends and family.

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Sam_A16_ 6

He was probably a DNR

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cjmedic 12

Although it's a possibility, it doesn't matter unless someone else there knows about the DNR and can provide a physical copy on the spot. Also, it has to be signed by a doctor, can't be expired, oh! And if that person has given someone else power of attorney, that can trump their DNR, even if it is valid. *sigh* DNRs are a nightmare for emergency responders, because of the legal implications surrounding it.

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skyttlz 32

I'm a bit unsure as to why some people are DNR.. If I could have saved them but they had a DNR it wouldn't feel right to just ignore them. And if I found out they died and it could have been prevented, I wouldn't be able to not feel at least a bit guilty.

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cjmedic 12

#66, DNRs are for people who have been diagnosed with something terminal and have less than a year left. Those that choose to have one typically do it because they don't want their suffering prolonged unnecessarily.

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