He’s not just a pretty face. Although, in my book, that would be enough to admire. “Survivor” host Jeff Probst was giving an interview while attending the Academy of Magical Arts Awards this weekend when a woman operating the camera for the interview suddenly had a seizure. Jeff reacted quickly and caught the woman before she could hit the ground, and then stayed with her until emergency personnel arrived on the scene.
Looks like Jeff Probst has learned a thing or two about survival during his nine years snuffing out tiki torches.
At tonight’s Academy of Magical Arts Awards ceremony in Hollywood (hosted by Neil Patrick Harris), we witnessed as the Survivor host caught a camerawoman who suddenly suffered a seizure as he answering questions for her media outlet.
“She fell into my arms, basically,” Jeff told us exclusively right after the incident. “She had a seizure and she didn’t know it. When she came back to she said, ‘I’m fine,’ and she had no idea. Then she had another one.”
When the woman suffered her second seizure, Jeff jumped into action again, catching her, holding her and lowering her to the ground. A few minutes later, she came to and tried to get up, and Jeff held her head steady and explained that she needed to stay put until the ambulance arrived. He stayed with her until medical personnel arrived at the scene.
“I think anybody would react to that [help the woman],” he told us tonight. “That’s just another person in trouble. Anybody would do that. It’s amazing how quickly you can get into trouble.”
Jeff has a point – the average person would try to help someone in that situation. But could they? That’s the real question. I took CPR classes when my kids were little- and I know how to help someone who is choking. But I wouldn’t have a clue what to do if someone were having a seizure. I’d probably panic. Kudos to Jeff for keeping his cool and comforting this poor woman until the EMT arrived. And also, kudos for being the hunkiest reality show host ever. Sigh. He’s so dreamy. Those dimples…
Since it’s Monday morning, here’s an example of how NOT to react in an emergency: The Office \"Fire Safety Test\"
The always dreamy Jeff Probst at the 2008 Emmy Awards. Photo credits: FAME.
My mother was a school nurse for many years and had trained to be an RN before having me– she’s told me that really, the only thing you can do for a seizure is clear things out of the way so the person having the seizure doesn’t bang against anything and hurt themselves. Aside from that, if you aren’t the paramedic, there’s really very little you can do.
There’s nothing the paramedics can really do, either, except further efforts to keep the person safe until they recover.
It is so good to see Jeff in the entertainment news. He’s one of my favorite people on TV, and I’ve always wondered about why he’s never photographed or written about.
Now for the seizure lesson: as a bystander, you can help ensure a safe environment. If the person is not already on the ground, you can help lower them to the ground if they are in a chair or somewhere they might fall.
You can make sure there is nothing nearby they can be injured by as they are having a seizure. Never insert anything in a person’s mouth. Always call 911 for a seizure even if the person appears uninjured.
Emergency personnel will assess whether the person is breathing effectively and will administer oxygen appropriately, as well as give IV medication if indicated to attempt to halt the seizure. If the seizure doesn’t stop (which I’ve seen happen) they will likely insert a breathing tube.
Did he break up with Julie?
He seems such a nice, down to earth guy.
i used to have seizures often. i had never had anyone catch me before i fell on my head. yes, most people would just panic and some would even cry. there would also be people who would stay with me until i am conscious but every single time, i would wake up to a very sore bump on my head.
eve: Me, too. The injuries I sustained were generally during the initial fall to the ground, rather than during the seizure, itself (as by then, someone had managed to get to me and prevent further injury).