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12/14/2008 Entry: "a crazy day" I had a full day today. I juggled a tiny bit at a friend's graduation party and then did a full paid show for a private party with Mark as part of GMJ (no Brian, he was out of town). It went very well. While getting ready for the second show, around 4:10pm, something happened that threatened to wreck my concentration for the rest of the day. As I went outside to warm up I heard a commotion down the street and then the unmistakable sound of a skull hitting pavement. I'm not sure why I know that sound so well, possibly because mine did it once, but it's a very recognizable sound to me. I ran out and saw a woman on the ground in the bike lane of the road with 3-4 people around her. I ran inside to grab my phone and then ran over. I asked if someone had called 911 already and they had, so I identified myself as being trained in 1st AID and CPR and went to help the woman. Two other men were by her side, a biker who'd been riding by and a guy in his early 20's. There was a middle aged woman on the phone with the police and a few other people watching and stopping traffic. The 20 something guy was also trained in 1st Aid. They were holding her down because she was trying to get up - however her consciousness was clearly altered and she was bleeding from the back of her head. It was important for her to say on the ground. I moved her feet so they were propped up on the curb to prevent her from going into shock and then proceeded to help hold her down. She kept saying that she wanted to be let up and to go home. Aside from her head wound she was also slightly drunk and possibly having a medication reaction. (We found out later that she was bipolar.) It's unclear why she fell, but inebriation or a medication reaction is the most likely reason. Since she was becoming agitated and no one else was talking I decided to take point. There wasn't anything we could do physically since she was conscious and breathing and might have a neck injury besides restrain her. I introduced myself, told her I was trained, and told her help was on the way. I explained what happened to her and started asking her name and address. She was able to recite it after a few seconds of thinking and I asked her again a few more times. I remembered that she had talked to me briefly yesterday while I was practicing mounting my 7' giraffe. I asked if she remembered that and she did after thinking about it. At that time she stopped resisting us and relaxed. I realized that she lived next door to me and began asking her about her garden, what she had planted in it, and if she had problems with deer. I kept asking her more and more details about that to keep her distracted and alert. Occasionally I'd ask her if she remembered my name and I'd remind her what happened to her when she'd forget. After a bit the paramedics showed up and took her to the hospital. I plan on going over there later tonight and seeing if she is OK. The other people on scene thanked me and said I was "The Super Calmer." I guess the other people were a little freaked out as well as the victim. There is a big blood stain in the bike lane now. It's kind of disturbing.
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