David Gerbstadt

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Never Give Up

David Gerbstadt’s trauma chart reads at the top: nSemi truck vs. bicycle. nnDavid’s femoral artery severed by the femur bones sticking through his leg. He had two minutes before he would bleed to death. Knowing response time by paramedics was three to five minutes he had to save his own life. David held the artery till the paramedics got to him. When the paramedics did get to David he had no blood pressure.nNo blood was flowing in his body. David remembers everyth

March 23, 2008