When Dining Is Deadly - What Can I Get You Folks?

5-19-2010 @1:45AM JOHN said... Ihave spend 35 years in the hotel and restaurant industry and yes sex in the dining room is not a rarity , in the 70'S 2 customers exchanged attache case one was full of cash the other , well I don't know certainly more money I made in 10 years for certain.

5-18-2010 @8:10PM weeboys2 said... She doesn't know what she is talking about.I work for a major chain,not fast food,but not high end either. not only are you not allowed to administer cpr or the like.,but if someone falls down(it's happened MANY times)You are not allowed to help them up.You could hurt them worse,and get the company sued.

5-18-2010 @9:01PM Hot Tea said... The Good Samaritan Act prevents ANY person from being sued for attempting to save the life of another person. The Act protects you from anything that may happen to the victim. Your employer does not have the authority to tell you it is illegal to save another person's life. And truly, would you, and could you stand there and watch a person die without helping? If you could do that...I suggest you find another line of work...like working in a cave where you can't hurt anyone. And get your head out of your as...

5-18-2010 @10:02PM poot said... Thank you HT, I doubt that idiot even works in a restaurant. Oh, I wouldn't want to save someone's life, I might get written up.

5-18-2010 @11:36PM Ky said... Restaurant servers certainly shouldn't be required or expected to have the full range of skills of a first responder, but training in the Heimlich should be required if you're working in an environment where people are talking and eating. Calling 911 is all very well and good, but a person with an obstructed airway can die before the paramedics even get there.

5-18-2010 @11:59PM robyn said... In some states if they do an investagation and find you have some kind of medical training (including first aid and cpr) you can be liable for not stepping up to help save a life. the good samaration act was put into place for the reason of if you try in good faith to help someone you can not be sued. for anyone who says they would stand by and not help, how would you feel if the person laying there was your spouse or child or even mother or father. i am a real nurse not just one of aol. Resteraunts should always have soneone in the building who does know cpr and first aid. maybe instead of training the staff which i know can get very costly, train the shift managers, also all resturants or even any public place should have defibs now. This is the first line of help and any lay person can follow the step by step voice prompts. it has been shown if someone goes into arrest they have a 90 percent chance of survival if a defib is available and used right away.

5-18-2010 @11:14PM Ramona said... JoyRptr, It's awful that you had to witness something so tragic! You'll no doubt remember that day for the rest of your life. I don't believe it's recommended, or safe, to attempt the Heimlich maneuver on a pregnant woman, especially one in the latter stages of prenancy. Perhaps another commenter can confirm whether or not that's true. My guess is that the people involved did everything they were able to do and nothing, short of quick access to an emergency room and it's equipment, would have saved the woman's life. The nurse would've attempted to clear the airway before she started CPR, otherwise the only point in doing it would have been to keep the fetus viable long enough to remove it from the womb and get it on life support. Do you know if the baby survived?

5-19-2010 @5:08AM wild irish rose said... Ramona, would CPR even work if the victim had something lodged in their throat, blocking their breathing?

5-18-2010 @10:10PM poot said... I agree, I've worked 21 years without seeing anyone even have an ambulance called, let alone drop dead, even when I'm not there. Of course, we all know this happens, but gimme a break, one person witnessed three different people DIE in the same restaurant? I haven't seen three people I don't know die in my entire life, let alone at work! How many people die in this place when she isn't there??? Also, in a relatively crowded restaurant, one may be surprised just how many people present know the Heimlich.

5-19-2010 @8:25AM Erik said... Worked as a server in fine dining . Had to give Heimlich to a customer choking on steak. Rest of my tables suffered long waits. No one pissed off and gave great tips. After, had many people ask for my section when coming to eat. Think about it.