Intentionally vague use of “emergency situation” to encourage people to share. If you handle emergency situations as a profession, what’s a particularly interesting one.

  • neatchee@piefed.social
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    18 hours ago

    The only real “emergency” I can think of is when I saw someone get hit by car while trying to run across a three-lane road. Went over the hood. probably a 30MPH hit

    The driver sped off. I pulled into the middle (turning) lane, put my hazard lights on, and tried to help the person. They were unconscious at first and then extremely dazed. Some other bystanders tried to get them to “walk it off” but I demanded they stay still and not move their head or neck until paramedics arrived.

    Fortunately a nurse saw it from their apartment balcony and rushed out to help. They obviously agreed the person shouldn’t move.

    Kind of wild looking back that so many people wanted this person who just got laid out by a car to pretend like they were completely okay. So fucking dangerous in that situation.

    • Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.worldOP
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      17 hours ago

      Yeah that’s horrible advice, definitely stay put. Also, don’t run across 3 lane roads lol. Wild the person hit and ran.

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        15 hours ago

        Yeah the whole thing was crazy. The driver apparently stopped a little ways down the road and called the police. They did come back but not initially.