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Originally Posted by severe
outside of the hit & run (which im sure as shit happens everywhere, not just america) what were the people supposed to do? your usually instructed to not move someone until the paramedics arrive to avoid causing more injury. not to mention that if your not trained in providing medical care of this type that guy can later sue you for some bullshit only to make ur life hopelessly miserable afterwards.
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What they were supposed to do?
Walk towards the guy while calling 911, kneel down, see if he is still responsive, give information about obvious physical injuries to the nice people at 911. If the guy is still responsive, comfort him, let him know an ambulance is on its way, ask about injuries (where does it hurt?), give that information to the people at 911.
While one person does that, one or two others should stand a bit ahead on the road, making sure some careless driver doesn't run him over again.
Seriously - how fucking hard is it to figure out?
It happens often, though, and people are fucking idiots and cowards.
A few years ago, I saw a guy falling down some stairs. Hit the ground pretty badly, bleeding from the head and all. There were lots of people around, but I was the only person who actually called an ambulance and tried to help him.
Just a few weeks ago, I saw some guy lying unconscious in the street. Again, I and some woman in her fifties whom I asked to call for an ambulance were the only ones who did anything.
Fuck, how I despise people
