Charles Perry teaching safe gun handling skills

Charles Perry and Joe Miller had just completed teaching the First Aid portion of a Hunter Safety Class one Friday evening last March when a car accident nearby put them in a real life and death struggle.

They found the victim pinned under the car. Perry, a nationally
registered EMT-Paramedic, quickly assessed the victim and found
his vital signs were deteriorating rapidly. The car was crushing his
chest to the point where respiration and heart functions were
almost non-existent.
Miller, who owns a local landscaping company, went to locate a jack
while Perry informed dispatchers of his assessment of the victim,
and requested an air ambulance to respond, citing multiple trauma.
Miller returned with a jack, which he used to slowly lift the car up,
relieving some pressure from the victim but not enough to make the
vehicle unstable. The victim’s vital signs made rapid improvement
and he actually began to speak to Perry, who maintained immobilization until the Harnett County EMS and Harnett County
Fire-Rescue arrived moments later. Medics agreed with Perry to complete the stabilization of the victim and prepare for resuscitation
efforts. Using pressure airbags, they lifted the car and carefully removed the victim from underneath, then prepared
him for flight transport. The victim was flown to a local hospital and survived the incident.

The full story of this adventure is the summer edition of the NCWRC Hunter Education Instructor Newsletter.

I’ve known Charles for a number of years and I can tell you he is the real deal. We’ve hunted together a number of times and done a bunch of other stuff. I know he spends a lot of time working with kids on developing outdoor skills and a number of them are kids who fathers are deployed defending freedom. I’m not surprised that Charles was able to save a life cause I know he has done it countless other times.

A tip of the hat to all those who volunteer to teach hunter safety…. most of them have no idea the lives they touch and save because of what they do.

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