Raheem Morris is F'ing awesome!!!!

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Rams' Raheem Morris helps save drowning child, credits AED training​

  • D coordinator Raheem Morris happened to be in the right place at the right time this past weekend, as he helped save a child who was drowning in a Las Vegas pool.
Morris was at the Encore Las Vegas with his family when he saw a young boy drowning in the hotel pool. According to Morris' wife, Nicole, who posted about the situation on her Instagram page Wednesday, the 3-year-old boy had no pulse when he was taken out of the pool by his father and brought over to a lifeguard.

As the lifeguard began performing CPR compressions, Morris said he rushed over to see how he could help.
"I saw people calling 911 so my first question was, where is the AED?" Morris told ESPN on Wednesday, referring to an automatic external defibrillator, which Morris then ran to retrieve. "When I got back, we had a doctor on site that was able to start the compressions. I was able to hand the AED to him, get it open for him, put the pads on the child, and he ended up being OK."
Morris credited the Rams' recent CPR, AED and first aid training facilitated by Reggie Scott, the team's vice president of sports medicine and performance, for helping him be aware of proper protocols and knowing the importance of an AED.
When an individual is experiencing cardiac arrest, an AED analyzes the heart's rhythm and delivers an appropriate electrical shock to restore the heart to its applicable rhythm. AEDs have become more prevalent after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during a game in January. Hamlin himself spoke at a recent event on Capitol Hill in support of the Access to AEDs Act.
Morris mentioned how Hamlin's situation, as well as the recent tragic drowning of Bucs linebacker Shaquil Barrett's 2-year-old daughter, has helped increase awareness and preparedness among coaches and players for those unforeseen moments, such as the one Morris was witness to in Las Vegas.
According to Nicole Morris' post, the boy her husband helped save was discharged from the hospital 24 hours later.
"I'm just thankful I knew what to do," Raheem Morris said. "You just never know when you're going to need that stuff."
 

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I know I dog on him and his philosophy sometime, but I fucking LOVE him as a person!
 
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But were the corners lined up 10 yards from the LOS? :laugh2:

That’s pretty beast of him to react like that!

Now play that D aggressive damnit!
 

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Not to de-rail this - but didn't Bones pull some guy from the surf, once?
What team has more water rescues, than the Rams??? :)
 

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Hopefully he slapped the drunk parents around thereafter.
 

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Love Raheem as a person. I’m just glad that the kid’s okay; it could’ve been a tragedy.
 

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Love Raheem as a person. I’m just glad that the kid’s okay; it could’ve been a tragedy.
Could you imagine being there with your family & witnessed it going the other way?That would have a serious effect of lossing a young life.Raheem Morris made that point with the tragic loss of
Shaquil Barrett’s 2 year old daughter. Did a cpr class & Hamlin is an example used.
For us all it’s a lesson & hope if ever in that situation the response is rewarding.
 

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He was only 15 yards away when it happened. Fortunately he moved fast enough to get there in time and prevent anything terrible from happening.
 

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He was only 15 yards away when it happened. Fortunately he moved fast enough to get there in time and prevent anything terrible from happening.
For a second there I thought you were commenting on his zone coverage philosophy and how that played a factor in his response.
 

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But then again he's back to praising Kendrick meaning he wants to start him this season. Maybe he gave Derion a set of rocket assists for his shoes to get him to run faster.
 

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They really need to make those AED's more affordable.

The technology isn't difficult.
They are easy to use, work far better than CPR and save lives.
 

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I remember having CPR and AED training at work. More work places should do that with their employees. And of course have an AED on site.
 

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But, I wish he was a bit more aggressive as a defensive coordinator.

Was that the caveat to your post?

No, absolutely not. I couldn’t care less about his abilities as a coach; he’s a good and heroic person, and at that moment, that’s all that mattered.
 

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It’s odd how that just kicks in for some people. My wife is a Pediatric Nurse Educator and is also part of the Code team. She said when you think about having to save someone’s life, it ican be a bit daunting. However, when a kid does code, she said the entire team just goes into automatic mode. There’s no nerves, no stopping to think. It’s like an instinct.

My PCC crews always had First aid and CPR training. One day they saw an older woman fall near the office. Two of them immediately ran over to her and I watched as the kids did every step as they were taught. I wasn’t even certain that they were listening in class.
 

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