Yes, once. Stopped a guy from bleeding out after an accident by pinching the cut artery with my fingers until the paramedics arrived.

I let my kids live to grow up. Does that count?

Lots of animals! Haven't had the opportunity to save a human life yet, but I've helped people in physical distress.

I didnt kill my ex, does that count ?

I have been a lifeguard for 14 years, so yes. All were active drowning victims (they were bobbing, about to go under). I have also been teaching swim lessons for that long. I like to think I've prevented an untold number of drownings in that way too...

I was a nurse in a critical care labor and delivery, so was trained to recognize life threatening conditions and tell the resident what to do to save them, and get the perinatologist there in time. Then, I was a midwife for 20 years, so have saved Mom's and babies. I have also stood between abused women and their enraged abuser a few times. I don't know if I saved their lives, but I gave it my best shot.

I donate blood as often as possible.

I Heimliched my daughter in the grocery store when she was round 6 when she started choking on a jellybean or a glob of fruit chew or something. I noticed she was having an issue very quickly and the whole thing was over in seconds, so it never really felt like she was in jeopardy, but I suppose that would count as things could have gone south quickly.

In my technology based role working in social care, provided a new seizure related device that has probably saved a client's life a couple of times. Mum told me that she totally trusts the system used to support her daughter.

More than once and mine was saved more times than I would care to admit!

Their names have been changed for posterity, to protect the innocent, and their Identities!

When my little sister was maybe 6 or 7 she hadn't quite learned how to swim yet but decided to jump off the diving board into the deep end of the pool with an inner tube around her waist. Somehow she flipped upside down while in the air and landed head first into the water. Because the tube fit so snugly against her she could not escape. Luckily, I was on the other side of the pool and saw her legs sticking straight up out of the tube and flailing in the air while her head and upper body were trapped underwater. I swam over as fast as I could and flipped her over. I'll never forget the look of panic/relief on her face as she tried to catch her breath and cough out all the water she had swallowed. I was maybe 13 or 14 at the time so didn't realize how serious this could have been until we were both older and had a chance to reminisce about it.

My ex once OD on a cocktail of sleeping pills, benzos and drinking. She wasn't breathing when I got her to ER. I also use to have a peer support group on Pal Talk for 14 years. I would like to think I helped save a few lives of suicidal folks. If not at least gave the compassion they couldn't find in their life's in times they needed it.

Yes, a few. Including my own.
Also spared a couple - they had no idea.

Yes... long stories. Not pretty.

I'm a nurse originally so yes. I save two in one month. One was my ex-hubby..oh if I had my time over

At least 3, 2 strangers & my MIL

I spent eight years as a night-shift therapist in a mental institute for teens. I won't say that I'm responsible for saving anyone's life, but I've spent several nights talking kids through severe depressive episodes, physically stopped them from wrapping things around their necks or otherwise self-harming (and received minor injuries in the process a few times), and otherwise just tried to give helpful advice or encouragement when needed - I've been someone who cared when nobody else seemed to.

These days, I work a much less stressful job (and weirdly higher-paying) in a microbiology lab where I test meat samples for contamination by pathogens before they're sent to grocery stores. So, again, I won't say that I'm responsible for saving anyone's life, but I think I probably prevented a few people from getting sick.

Nothing glamorous or dramatic, sorry

Yep. Used to work in an ER... that's kinda cheating, though. OH wait! Growing up I saved my little brother's life millions of times. Does that count?

I was a paramedic in Camden, NJ for 4 years. So yes. Many. Before that, I witnessed a kid choking on a butterscotch candy and did the Heimlich which saved him I believe.

Yes.

Mentally I have helped many and changed some for the better. I have also been saved as we all can relate to.

Yes a few people I saved from choking, two times in a restaurant and I was just quickest to respond. I kept a lady from drowning on the river once.she out weighted me by 80 pounds or more but I got her to shore. I'm proud of all that..
We all may have saved many lives though, through kindness and compassion and never even realized it. So I try to be a good friend and Samaritan when I can. Because you never know how a little help may go a long way for a person In need.

Once

Thousands in real life....(all animals from turtles that were injured on the road that I took to vets/wildlife rehabs to spiders that I relocated because someone was going to squash them if I didn't)....and hundreds of thousands of more lives by being Vegan and spreading Vegan education and information for the past two decades. I've had the privilege of helping + people go vegan and hopefully I inspired many more through my work.

Does my own count?