I was out as a Junior in undergrad over winter break downtown in Philadelphia near Temple... A fight broke out between someone I was with and another kid, then a brawl ensued... I ended up getting sucker punched in the face, going to the ER.. Blah blah and had to get surgery... I had been drinking a little, but i wasn't going to mention it.. I want to mention the experience because there are some insights I can write referring to being a patient and Emergency care in general, but most importantly I want to cycle back to another experience I had as a Sr in college....
I was out a night before one of my Football Games (wasn't drinking) and I saw this kid who was severly intoxicated get pushed down the steps outside a bar.. i'm not sure if he split his head open, but next thing I knew he was surrounded in a pool of blood, and people were just staring.. so i just went over and knelt down and held the kid, in his blood and all, and was just being empathic towards him telling him it's going to be okay, and that I know how he is feeling... he eventually passed out and was taken by EMS...
I wanted to use these experiences and talk about empathy, and how important it is in the care of another individual, about connecting with people through common experiences etc..... But I'm afraid to seem like a punk because I was involved in a fight, even though it is something that many people have experienced at one time or another.. I love the way my PS is coming together conceptually, but I'm afraid that it may be a turn off that I was involved in a fight..... any ideas?
Thanks
I was out a night before one of my Football Games (wasn't drinking) and I saw this kid who was severly intoxicated get pushed down the steps outside a bar.. i'm not sure if he split his head open, but next thing I knew he was surrounded in a pool of blood, and people were just staring.. so i just went over and knelt down and held the kid, in his blood and all, and was just being empathic towards him telling him it's going to be okay, and that I know how he is feeling... he eventually passed out and was taken by EMS...
I wanted to use these experiences and talk about empathy, and how important it is in the care of another individual, about connecting with people through common experiences etc..... But I'm afraid to seem like a punk because I was involved in a fight, even though it is something that many people have experienced at one time or another.. I love the way my PS is coming together conceptually, but I'm afraid that it may be a turn off that I was involved in a fight..... any ideas?
Thanks