Panic!

Fortunately,you can take it in your stride during an emergency.If both of you panic ,thing will go wrong.But then, not everyone is able to be calm in the face of danger.Maybe You can keep your head by nature no matter what you run across or you frequently deal with that kind of thing.The topic reminds me of your ewe being lambing a short time ago.

Hmm.. I don't think either of us really panic. We both just run to assess the problem and get it handled. After it's handled then we panic thinking about how much worse it could have been, or how to prevent it from happening again.

Sounds like he becomes a child himself in a time of crisis, some guys are actually like that, they act all macho and tough but when there's a real panic they become a quibbling mess. I remember as a child, father was away and mum had fell over in the street, she came in, with her elbow gushing with blood, I cooly and calmly went to get a cold flannel for mum to clean it, and get the dirt out of it. I asked her if I should call for an ambulance, and then I made her a cup of tea, as I heard that it helped, but I didn't panic once, I wasn't that old. My aged neighbour of 94 fell over in her home, and called us, I went round and helped her up, I also made her a cup of sweet tea and gave her some chocolate for the shock, I stayed with her for a couple of hours to make sure she was alright, she didn't want a doctor or an ambulance, fortunately it was only bruising, but at that age you can never be too certain. I would like to think I cope very well, panicking solves nothing, especially when around little ones, as they see panic in you, it upsets them more.

I seem to get coldly rational in an emergency and I do not recall that anyone around me is the panic sort. I do fall apart later though. I keep red wash cloths for cleaning up injuries as it disturbs people less if they cannot see the blood.

In emergencies one need not lose his calm. Getting anxious or nervous could block our mind. We need to gather our wits and need to come in 'action' at the earliest possible. When I face any emergency situation it do affect my mind but I remind myself that I have to find out the remedy for the problem and next course of action to overcome the problem. I immediately start working in that direction.

I can deal with emergencies just fine....in fact if you need someone I can be the best their is....but after it's over....well I fall apart. I also was sensitive when the kids were hurt...

I have always found it strange that the people most likely to panic or faint at the sight of blood are so often male. We always think of them as stalwart but emergencies are not usually their strong suit. I don't recall knowing anyone that was not good in an emergency. I've known some people who cried or were upset during one but they remained calm or took themselves out of the way, knowing their limitations. You're right to keep your guy busy with getting towels and such, it's the best thing to do as it might help you and it makes him feel useful while staying out of your way! When I am involved in an emergency I take care of whatever I need to. My son calls me a rock. He doesn't know how I am after the emergency, sometimes turning into a heap of tears.

In an emergency - say with driving or something - I am very calm but afterwards I cry and cry. From relief I suppose. With the children I did panic somewhat and my husband was the one who was calm. I remeber fainting once when my son was required to have some stitches. When I came too, he was still in the chair waiting for his toe to be stitched up and I was the one who had fainted.

Hello GM., Luckily enough I manage to keep calm while all the rest are flapping around as well it does depend on what happens. Not the first time I have to take my kids on my own to the Hospital as the others run at the sight of blood they get all panicky and although I have gotten nervous myself I manage to take it as easy as I can.xxx

Yeah my husband seems to panic as well. When things happen he often calls me. If our daughter gets hurt I tend to her because he just isn't able to do it. Someone has to handle the situation so I guess that's me.

It's a good thing one of you is calm enough to handle these situations. I'm a single mom so I basically deal with it on my own.

he he he, well i must say that u that your partner is lucky enough to have gotten a brave person in the form of u. at least he wont feel alone or insecure whenever u r not around whenever there is any emergency. there r certain people who get panicked easily during such situations n hence u should not leave him during the emergencies.

I can say that may be he is in the state of shock at that time so that he acted like that and my be it because he is not prepared or not expecting that to happen. Or may be he is thinking that time. Our mind tell us what to do sometimes in an emergency situation but our body can't just follow what our mind that tell us to do what we have to do. Another reason may be he does not experienced to saw like that happen before so that his mind does have a quick reaction to that. It is just a matter of mindset.