A little shooken up

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I was walking home and heard a big crash, I turned around and there was a car accident. Praise God no one was hurt too badly. The drive did not stop at the right light and hit a car trying to make a left turn. The driver was a 16 year old girl and her 12 and 3 year old sisters where in the car. The girls had a bit of a soar stomach from the seat belt. The other car, the drive a man around 40 could not open his door and said he has pre-existing bad neck and back and it was worse. His wife and 4/5 year old son were in the back seat and the little boy said he bumped his head.

When I heard the crash I went back and when it looked like no one was in immediate danger (not that if they were I would have know what to do) I screamed ‘Does anyone have a cell phone’ and two other people were already calling the cops.

The sixteen year old girl was crying and crying. Her dad finally showed up and he was trying to console her. Since the cops and ambulance were there I said good-bye to the girl and left. I am a bit shooken up. This one lady kept trying to get the girl to stop crying and every time she said I am going to be sick, I told her to let it out.

I just needed to get that out

CM
 
Well done for turning back and helping them! 🙂

There is a lot of combined emotion when arriving to a crash site. You have your own emotions of “what am I going to find” combined with the emotions of crash victims who are crying, waling. The is a lot of fear that those crash victims have experienced in the moments leading to the crash and the consequences of the crash is what you are hearing - crying and waling.

Find some one to just talk to so that you can air your emotions. If this experience has left you feeling that you do not have the skills needed to provide first response treatment at a crash site then find some courses or books to read to learn what to do.
 
That is a scarey thing to experience, C. Pray for the people involved, that will always help.
 
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I was walking home and heard a big crash, I turned around and there was a car accident. Praise God no one was hurt too badly. The drive did not stop at the right light and hit a car trying to make a left turn. The driver was a 16 year old girl and her 12 and 3 year old sisters where in the car. The girls had a bit of a soar stomach from the seat belt. The other car, the drive a man around 40 could not open his door and said he has pre-existing bad neck and back and it was worse. His wife and 4/5 year old son were in the back seat and the little boy said he bumped his head.

When I heard the crash I went back and when it looked like no one was in immediate danger (not that if they were I would have know what to do) I screamed ‘Does anyone have a cell phone’ and two other people were already calling the cops.

The sixteen year old girl was crying and crying. Her dad finally showed up and he was trying to console her. Since the cops and ambulance were there I said good-bye to the girl and left. I am a bit shooken up. This one lady kept trying to get the girl to stop crying and every time she said I am going to be sick, I told her to let it out.

I just needed to get that out

CM
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There are few things worse than hearing/being in a bad car accident. The noise will haunt you for a while. I am so glad you were there for the young girl - telling her to just go ahead and cry and even vomit if she needs to. Was the 16 year old responsible for the accident then?

I will add you and all of the people in the accident to my prayers.
 
When we feel like we just don’t know what to do, the best thing is prayer.

It was kind of you to stop to help. A lot of people would have just walked away.

I often wonder, if I came upon a scene where someone was dying, would I have the courage to find some water and conditionally baptize him/her?

At least you cared about their well-being. Good for you!
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When we feel like we just don’t know what to do, the best thing is prayer.

It was kind of you to stop to help. A lot of people would have just walked away.

I often wonder, if I came upon a scene where someone was dying, would I have the courage to find some water and conditionally baptize him/her?

At least you cared about their well-being. Good for you!
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How does one do that? put water on them and say, “I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?” What if the person isn’t conscious? How do you know whether they have been baptized or not, and would it be better to err on the side of going ahead and baptizing anyway?
 
You don’t “put” water on them, you pour it over the forehead, and you may not baptize anyone without their knowledge or permission.
 
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