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I don't think any of us were expecting that!
So, I decide to take Buddy for a walk to the bank so I can make some deposits before heading to Phoenix. As I round a corner I notice a commotion up ahead.
As I get closer I notice a guy in his 70's or 80's laying face down on the sidewalk. One guy is attempting to get a response from him, everyone else is just standing around.
After confirming that 911 has been called I ask the one helpful guy what is happening.
Apparently, the guy had been standing there for several minutes, then took a dive, face first onto the pavement. His glasses were broken, spittle coming from his mouth, non-responsive to voice commands and breathing was quite labored.
The one guy was holding him by the shoulder to keep the "victim" from laying on his face and I could tell he was tiring so I took over.
When I did that the Good Samaritan then ran his hands over the victim's chest checking for injuries or anything else unusual. Then he noticed a huge lump on the victim's chest and immediately pulled back and asked me to check.
He was right, there was definitely something wrong. Where the hell are the paramedics?
I decide to call them back so they know this is more critical than first thought. I then heard sirens in the distance, so I hung up and reassured the guy that help was on the way.
It was at this point that the victim seemed a little more responsive, but he was also slightly combative. The Samaritan was trying to get him to relax when the paramedics pulled up.
I went to the driver and told him everything we knew, and told him that we had just discovered a huge lump on the guy's chest, so it appeared this was a bigger deal than we first thought.
After they got their equipment they rolled the victim on his back. After doing a once over checking for vitals the paramedic lifted the victim's shirt. The lump(s) were immediately evident even to the untrained eye.
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He was wearing a bra.
The Samaritan and I just stood up, backed off and looked at each other. This was really not what we were expecting to see.
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