Woman chokes to death while 911 operator cracks jokes!

You are correct, they are supposed to be trained in the basics, as well as have protocol sheets at their stations to guide them trough certain procedures such as this. This is a crime.

I was just watching the video on CNN and apparently the dispatcher tried to get the man to do the heimleich maneuver but he did not know how to do it. Apparently the two supervisors in the department are also being investigated in this situation. This is so sad and feel bad for the man and his wife. It is hard to imagine three people in that department who did not know how to help or did not want to help. Hope legal action is taken against these people.

Tell me about it! I would definately sue.It wasn't the operator that said she bit off more than she could chew,it was the supervisor. that was a booboo on my part which is understandable.That really shocked me!

Sadly it true and this isn't the first time 911 has screwed up. I hope not either but unfortunately I don't think it will be the last time we have problems with 911

If I had my way,they would lose their jobs. Check this out,911 dispatchers are not required to be certified in the heimlich maneuver in the county where this took place! Can you believe it?

That nasty attitude of yours is a good way to get yourself reported to the mylot staff.I don't appreciate you telling me i'm lying.It was on the local news,cnn,the newspapers ,and the radio. Why don't ya get off your darn butt and check it out yourself instead of accusing people of lying

In Response to your 1-4. I would have put them in a coherent order, but I'm following your numbered discussion-I also added commentary. I answered according to your numbering. 1. Do NOT tell me that all I had to do was skip the discussion. I am in here to discuss and throw comments around just as you are. I wasn't being rude. I was stating that I didn't believe the story. I did NOT say that you were lying or anything close. I said, "I don't believe it at all. It's PURE BULLSHITE. It's a lie, it's untrue...it's a figment of someone's wild (whild) imagination." If I were calling you a liar-that changed in the second response as a prompt-I would have said, "You are a liar, what you write is untrue...it's a figment of your imagination." But I didn't say that. I was not trying to provoke, honey..you were. 2. Yes, I'm on the internet and didn't bother to check. I wouldn't have checked with CNN, MSNBC, Fox, ABC. ok? I, too, have chosen to ignore certain subjects. If I didn't I'd be in MYLOT.COM constantly. There would be no life of my own because I'd be writing how stupid some of the questions are and writing about the bunches of buffoons in here-I haven't mentioned that til now. I CHOSE to jump into this discussion because I wanted to. 3. You WERE mad that was why you came back with your venom. So glad that you have learned when to pass up discussions. What a woman. SEE ABOVE. Do NOT tell me what I need to learn. Does MYLOT only want YES PEOPLE or people who have no opinions on anything except YES? 4. Of course, you did nothing to deserve a response from me. This was your little small-minded discussion. I UNDERSTAND that you wrote that it IS a good way to get reported-but it was a threat nonetheless. I didn't threaten you. I said the story doesn't make sense, and as you worded it it still doesn't. I do understand that you haven't gotten nasty at all and that this is all my fault because I didn't believe a story you think is true. You go ahead and report me. But you jumped way off from what I was responding to. Your poor family.

1. if you thought i was lying,all you had to do was skip the discussion instead of being rude.2.you could have looked up the article on the internet.3.i was not mad.you would have known it if I was mad.since i have been on mylot,i have learned to skip a discussion that angers me til I cool down which is something you need to learn.4.Get your facts straight.I didnt say I was gonna report you,I said it was a good way to get reported .People on mylot aren't gonna put up with someone who is gonna get nasty whenever they don't agree with a discussion or think the discussion is a a lie.Now that you have gotten so nasty when I have done nothing to deserve it,I will report you .

What I think is unblelievable is the fact that the dispatchers there aren't required to know how to save choking victems. I am still stunned by that little peice of knowledge

Isn't it scary? You think you are calling a number to get some help and end up in a nightmare! I think the whole 911 thing needs to be restructured

the dipatchers that work where this happened aren't required to know how to save choking victems which I think is rediculous. I think they need to do some restructuring

I know. What I think is also bad is that when the 911 dispatcher realized it was so bad,she tried to get her supervisor to take the call and the supervisor wouldn't do it.

I'm glad you heard it on the news too. One of the responders above seems to think I am lying and that it's a figment of my imagination.

Actually thedispatcher di eventually try to get one of her supervisors to take over the call but her supervisor didn't want to take it .

If he doesn't sue,he needs to have his head examined

unfortunatley it is true but they weren't married though.my mistake. What I think is really disgusting is I found out that 911 dispatchers aren't required to be cerified in the heimlich in the county where she live.Unbelievable!

Believe it or not,911 dispatchers are not required to be certified in the heimlich in the county where this took place.Actually she did try to ask a supervisor when she saw how bad it was getting but the supervisor didn't want to take the call. it was another supervisor who said the thing about the biting off more than she could chew not the dispather .that was a booboo on my part.sorry.

the only thing I can say in defense of the woman is that she wasn't required to be certified in the heimlich maneuver. It turns out that not all state's county's require their dispatchers to be certified.Makes a lot of sense doesn't it.