Years back, I was working in an inner city clinic. I was halfway through a surgical extraction case, removing all four of a man's wisdom teeth. The operatory we were in had no windows. The power went out. I finished the fourth (and final) extraction with the light from my E2D, that my assistant held. The patient thought I was Inspector Gadget...as to him, the light seemed to come on instantly, and with blinding intensity. I started carrying a Petzl caving headlamp in my bag for those types of emergencies. I don't always have an assistant to hold the light!
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My last flashlight impact use was right to the centerline of the forehead of a gangster in a movie theater restroom. Kept trying to pick up the pistol that fell out of his waistband while my partner and I were fighting him. Funny how the eyes of someone "tonked" like that rattle about and then roll backwards as they go unconscious.
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Semi-regular conversation with people who don't really know me:
They dropped something/lost something/etc and I lit up the involved space with my Surefire. We take care of business, and either during or after, they just stare at me and say, "And you just *happened* to have a flashlight."
"No, I didn't just happen to have a light. I *always* have a light."
"Why?"
"Because I'm not a cat."
During a dimly lit, crowded church service, an old guy goes down right next to me.
Quick check, no pulse, no breathing. Initiate CPR. Someone runs for the AED. When they get back with it it is so dark we can't see instructions.
Pause CPR.
Toss Zebralight to bystander who lights up the scene.
Continue CPR.
The guy revives! EMS transports him and he surprisingly lived.
Like attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion....
Just a dog chauffeur that used to hold the dumb end of the leash.