Protocol for on course unexpected events.

[Foxholer]

We had this happen at our place. It was hard to play through as some unthoughtful sod parked his helicopter there. Not sure if it was an imoveable object though. On the positive he did take the heart attack guy with him When he decided to go. Did not repair the two great troughs he left in the fairway though.

I was held up by a similar incident a couple of months ago!

Unfortunately, the 45 yo guy died 3 days later having never regained concsiousness!

A doctor at an old club had to abandon his round once to attend to a similar heart attack death!

Not something to really joke about imo. But....

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Leave him away from the HSNP, rifle his bag for any Pro V and food and carry on.

We've had one or two go to the golf course in the sky and not being 100% heatlhwise myself at the moment I always make sure I have my phone. We have a defib machine at the club so you'd hope someone would rush in a buggy until the ambulance arrives. I know CPR (and sadly had to use this once although not on a golf course) so also hope I could keep someone alive until help arrives

 

[JoeR161]

I'm not sure if this has been asked before , so the question is.

During a comp some poor sod takes unwell collapses or has a heart attack.
What do you think should happen ?.

Has the ball landed on him prior to discovering his state? Play the ball where it lands!

 

[Liverbirdie]

We have a defib machine at the club

Does that stop you telling fibs?

Better get it re-calibrated.:rofl:

Only joking, Homer.:thup:

 

[dufferman]

I was playing a pairs comp early last summer when one of my FC's collapsed on the 12th green. I ran to my bag to grab my phone whilst my PP went over to get him in the recovery position.

He had simply passed out, not collapsed. But he had literally dropped, backwards, onto the floor, like someone had flipped a switch. I thought he'd dropped dead. Horrible moment. After a minute of gathering his thoughts, he was back up and we continued.

What's worse is we were at the furthest point from the clubhouse, so we had no chance of getting him back to a car anytime soon to get him to a hospital. The things that go through your head when that happens is crazy.

Turns out he'd simply skipped breakfast.

 

[WillC]

All a bit sinister for the first day back at work!!

Of course ensuring the persons safety, and you make judgement on the circumstance, for example the older they are the more likely you may be to stay with them, escort them back etc. Scary to think though, and you guys have given more examples already then I thought!!

Out of respect, in a comp, if anythinng serious happened to somebody, the comp should be cancelled

 

[t0m]

It shows that people of elder years can still enjoy a round of golf unfortunately these things can happen. I have seen clubs that have defipulators for just situations

 

[williamalex1]

It shows that people of elder years can still enjoy a round of golf unfortunately these things can happen. I have seen clubs that have defipulators for just situations

I seem to remember reading somewhere that more deaths happen when playing golf than in any other sport, except hunting :smirk:

 

[Kellfire]

Turns out he'd simply skipped breakfast.

Nothing simply about it, a healthy man shouldn't pass out from skipping a day's worth of meals let alone just breakfast.

Was he an insulin dependent diabetic?