Woman sues man for saving her life Heimlich

In an explosive lawsuit that supports the adage that no good deed goes unpunished, Mariysa Porter, 31, says she was axed by city-run Metropolitan Hospital after coming to the aid of a choking patient.

“She got fired for doing the right thing and saving someone’s life,” said her lawyer, Jeffrey E. Goldman.

Porter, who told The Post, “I believe I did what was right,” said the saga began on May 4 while she was working as a behavioral-health associate at the East Harlem hospital.

One of her psychiatric patients began choking in a dining area while eating pancakes, so she followed protocol and immediately requested assistance from a nurse, because the hospital forbids nonmedical workers from treating patients without at least a nurse present, according to Porter and court documents.

Several nurses were around their nearby station, but none of them budged — even as Porter frantically patted her 20-something patient on the back to try to get her to cough up her food, Porter says in her Manhattan civil suit.

Porter said she shouted for help for nearly five minutes as her ­patient was gasping for air.

“I saw one nurse [on the phone] staring directly my way as the situation was taking place,” she said.

Porter eventually saved the woman by initiating “abdominal thrusts,” the Heimlich maneuver, until the patient’s airway was cleared, court papers say.

She says in her suit that she later documented the incident as required, writing in the patient’s log: “Patient choking. RNs [nurses] called. None came.”

Her suit says the nurses on duty later reviewed the log and were unhappy enough about what she wrote to complain to a supervisor. The next day, Porter was fired.

The reason given: “Inappropriate documentation on patient’s medical record,” the suit says.

“The law protects whistle-blowers in these circumstances,” said Goldman.

Porter, a contracted worker with no other disciplinary actions against her, lives in The Bronx with her 7-year-old girl and ­1-year-old boy.

Since being fired, she has yet to find equivalent work with UltraCare, which staffs city hospitals.

She is suing NYC Health + Hospitals, seeking lost wages and other unspecified monetary damages, as well as for her employment record to be cleared.

The agency responded in a statement: “We are committed to patient safety and take any allegations involving patient safety very seriously. We are aware of this allegation and believe we acted appropriately and will defend the case vigorously. Pending litigation prevents us from commenting any further.”

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A video that shows David, a 29-year-old web developer, pulling Kim out of the water, pressing her chest a few times, and giving her a mouth to mouth before she coughs back into life will be used as evidence against David in court. 

Kim is arguing that David should have let someone else rescue her; she pointed out that he was playing with her breasts and the reason she woke up is probably because of the foul smell of David’s mouth.

Kim Wright said David took advantage of her when she was helpless, and she wants justice.

“I could have died peacefully, but now I am living a nightmare; I was sexually assaulted in broad daylight by the only person who was sober at the party; what are the chances?.”

David, who is still shocked by the charges leveled against him, said if they find him guilty, he’ll lose all the confidence in the justice system. “I know I was not going to be able to live with myself if I had let her die on that day. I know she always hated me; I did not think she would rather die than be saved by me.”

Josh, who took the video, says he feels sorry for Dave, and he now wishes he had not taken the video. “I was making nasty comments while Dave was performing CPR on her, and I think she must have felt some way when she saw the video because he looked at the camera and smiled after rescuing her, and people created a few memes about the pose.”

A young man was chilling at a California beach when he saw a girl drowning offshore. He risked his life and rescued her, but the outcome ended in a lengthy and expensive legal battle after she sued him.

Redditor hobviously was a trained swimmer and had all the certifications in possession to make him a lifeguard. However, he followed an entirely different career path. He didn’t put his swimming skills to practice until one day when he saw a girl drowning from afar.

In 2007, the Original Poster (OP) was chilling at the beach with his friends. Moments later, he noticed a girl struggling offshore. In his knowledge, she was beyond the point of being thrust back to the beach by the waves. The OP realized it was an emergency call for help.

OP rushes to save the girl | Photo: Shutterstock

As he glanced closely, he could see the girl’s head barely afloat. He looked around, but the lifeguard was away on a break. With each passing second, the girl’s life was nearing a horrific end, and he had to think fast. The OP explained:

“She was getting further and further from the shore by the second. I’m a good swimmer. I raced to her.”

At the time, he didn’t think of anything else than bringing the girl to the shore. He swam as fast as he could to make it to her on time.

OP rushes to save the drowning girl | Photo: Pexels

The OP realized the girl was on the brink of drowning as she’d already swallowed plenty of water. He tossed her on his back so that she remained above the water level. He added:

“I risked my own life because my weight with hers could have been too much. But I made it.”

After making it safely to the shore, he sighed relief and thought he’d done a good deed saving her life. A few days later, the attorneys reached out to him, claiming the girl had sued him.

OP learns the lady sued him | Photo: Pixabay

The OP later found out that she’d sued him for around $150,000, claiming he should’ve turned up to save her much earlier.

The OP said he would risk his life again to save her another time and flee without revealing his identity.

“I learned later that she had to spend three days at the hospitals, couldn’t afford it, tried to sue the beach owners, but her case was rejected, but she still sued me,” he explained. Though the case did not get very far, he felt let down. He then turned to the “Ask Me Anything” community on Reddit that emphasizes Q&A sessions from guests.

The case doesn't get very far | Photo: Pexels

After reading his post, several users sided with the OP and even suggested he send her a card to commemorate he’d saved her life. One Redditor added:

“You should send her Christmas Cards every year...“Just thankful we’re both alive to celebrate another Christmas! I wish you a safer and prosperous New Year! PS: Be careful when swimming next summer!”

The OP responded the idea might work but said he didn’t want to do anything with the woman. Some people like Redditor aveeight were surprised the case even made it to court and pressed the OP for more details.

The OP feels betrayed | Photo: Unsplash

The user posted a question in the thread that read: “Surprised that even made it to court - what did it end up costing you in legal fees?”

The OP’s act of good faith ended in a lengthy and expensive legal battle of around $3,500. Meanwhile, some asked him what he would do if he spotted the same woman drowning again. The OP said he would risk his life again to save her another time and flee without revealing his identity.

“Let’s say I see the exact same girl drowning again. What would I do? What would I honestly do? I think I would save her again. Even if I know that by saving her, I might get sued again,” he added.

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