BSL ----- strange helpless feeling that boarders on guilt? I know it well and have experienced it many times. Was there something else I could have done ----- did I miss anything? Hopefully the EMT had the ability to appropriately handle a situation as you have described.

There is something you can do. BCLS, Basic Cardiac Life Support is taught at all Red Cross locations,community colleges ect. It only requires an hour or two of your time.

Truthfully you may never experience a crisis like the one you wittnessed, but having the skill to respond appropriately can sometimes turn a negative into a positive outcome.

Just my opinion but all of us 50+ cyclist should be able to deal with a "situtation" until EMS is on the scene. Lp