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Shout out to that woman that sprung into action.
Also shout out to the dude that thought he could bust through the window with his fist.
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Good Samaritans help driver suffering medical episode on busy road
- Thread starter GK86
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Shout out to that woman that sprung into action.
Also shout out to the dude that thought he could bust through the window with his fist.
Omg bless that woman who ran right into traffic immediately recognizing the situation. Really heartwarming to see. What a tense sight.
Damn that woman did not hestitate. She abs others put themselves at serious risk of getting hit. Kudos to them!
I guess I'm a glass half-empty person because I noticed how many people just continued driving off, particularly the car who was basically right next to where everything was happening.
That person in the white car that just moved out of the way to make sure their paint didn't get scratched, while the woman desperately pleaded for help. Why did that piss me off?
They make window breaking devices for emergencies like this. It's like a small plastic pickaxe with a special metal/diamond/ceramic tip.
Also why are we getting upset at people that didn't help, who may have either not understood what was happening or they already saw others helping, or couldn't handle the stress and anxiety of the situation? Unless there's 4K footage of them rolling their eyes maybe don't think about it too much?
Also why are we getting upset at people that didn't help, who may have either not understood what was happening or they already saw others helping, or couldn't handle the stress and anxiety of the situation? Unless there's 4K footage of them rolling their eyes maybe don't think about it too much?
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Might also have helped an ambulance get through if some traffic kept moving.
I've been in a similar situation and most cars moved up the road a few hundred meters and then pulled over. And then ran around panicking. And I could have done with less people coming over and asking what they could do because in my head I was shitting myself and trying to remember my very limited first aid training.
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I remember talking to someone that was an EMT a while back and she said people that aren't capable of helping need to stand clear and resist the urge to run up and be in the way, especially if other people are already with the person/people.
And you're right giving the situation space for ambulance, police, etc is the best move drivers could make unless, again, they're absolutely capable of helping.
As for my specific comment about stress etc, if I so much as see police lights in my rear view mirror my blood runs cold and I have a borderline panic attack. I'm not personally fit to respond to these kinds of situations. I can absolutely pull over somewhere and call 911 though.
EMTs would rather most people get out of the way after the initial incident. Having everyone just jump out of their cars to stand around and stare isn't going to do much except cause a traffic jam. This isn't even getting into the fact they might have kids in their car they can't just leave in the middle of the road, have a disability, etc.
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Yep. They work exceptionally well. Not good if you're outside the car tho lol
lol well it would be for another driver helping get this one out or other similar emergencies happen.
I think it's understandable not everyone at the scene is going to jump in to help. Some people would just get in the way. Everyone should know their limits.