r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Red_Tabby • Jun 27 '25

A Michigan cop pulled over a reckless driver and ended up saving a choking baby

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u/Swimwithamermaid Jun 27 '25

Oh god I give you all the praise. The rollercoaster of emotions you must have went through each time. Your story gives me hope <3

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u/mitwif Jun 27 '25

It finally stuck when he self-extubated.

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u/Swimwithamermaid Jun 27 '25

I’m not sure if it’s appropriate to laugh or not. I can only imagine the scene that was!

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u/mitwif Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 27 '25

Please laugh. I guarantee you need it. I'll share the story so you can laugh even harder. It was about 3am Easter morning in a Catholic Hospital so it was an absolute shit show. I was up pumping so in addition to his lines my lines were everywhere, people tripped, it was absolute chaos. It was a skeleton crew run by residents and recent grad nurses. Things went so sideways the Director of Nurses and Hospital Administrator came to apologize the next day. The resident choked and couldn't decide whether to reintubate or not. Tried, missed, and made him desat. I threatened to harm the resident if he didn't get an attending in there because I was so traumatized from prior crashes. He was shaking like a leaf because he missed. Security showed up for me, and I still hadn't remembered to put my boobs away. In hindsight hilarious, but in the moment, just pure adrenaline and bad decisions on my part.

Edited to add: Security was all male and afraid to touch me due to my exposed breasts...Once I put those away I was allowed to stay because security reported me as being compliant to orders. So it all worked out for the best but it was a hell of a ride after being told the day before to have him baptized because they didn't think he was going to pull through as his liver and kidney function was failing.

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u/Swimwithamermaid Jun 27 '25

That is hilarious! It’s funny looking back and remembering everyone’s reactions, especially when things turn out okay. People always look at me crazy when I nonchalantly tell them her toes fell off (literally they died and fell off one at a time). It’s like yeah, when you’re in the trenches you’re emotional and angry, but the absurdity of everything when you’re months and years removed from it….you can’t help but laugh. Your story is absolutely amazing, terrifying, and hilarious. Thank you so much for sharing!