can we talk about the 3 minutes 17 seconds of it all?
when bobby is giving the ER buckâs information he says âdown three minutes before starting compressionsâ because buck was hanging there for a bit before they could get him lowered to the gurney. then, they did CPR in the ambulance for the three minute drive to the hospital, and his heart only started again when eddie took over CPR on the way from the ambulance into the ER.
according to my math, thatâs somewhere between six and seven minutes if you give a little wiggle room. logically, if eddie is only going to count either the time while buck was hanging from the ladder or the time he spent in the ambulance, it would be the time he spent without any medical intervention.
which means that at some point immediately after getting thrown off the ladder, eddie started counting the seconds. while he ran up after buck without a tether, he was counting. while he pulled on buckâs line, knowing it was useless, he was counting. as he lowered buck down to the gurney, he kept counting.
and when chimney started compressions, eddie stopped counting. one hundred and ninety seven seconds. he didnât know buck was dead during that time, all he knew was that buck was unresponsive. just how in love do you have to be to start and maintain a timer in your head while you use every ounce of your strength to try and bring your best friend back to you?