Upsetting Incident Today

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Indeed. As a trained First Responder, at least in Canada you are taught that in an emergency, always assertively delegate ONE person to call 911, tell them exactly what to say and to report back to you immediately when that is done.


That's why I volunteered to become a First Responder for my workplace. I know that I can keep a level head and keep everyone calm and under control... at least at the time of the emergency and get instructions and directions out clearly and efficiently. I'm also able to keep a level head and think logically, like when I drove away from a crash scene because I knew it would be better to give Emergency services room to work and they were already on the way as I could hear the sirens. This is probably why many paramedics/911 operators I have met seem to be very good people and have a few Aspie traits. The worst I've had to deal with is a broken bone but I am trained and prepared for situations that are far worse and people find call me callous and cold but that's exactly who you want in a crisis situation.

That's really horrible. I'm glad you had the presence of mind to call an ambulance and stay with him.

On the point of cold reactions, I will never forget one car accident that happened when I was a child. It was on a major freeway, and though we didn't see it happen, it was obviously bad as traffic was banked up in both directions and they called in the westpac chopper. While we were held up a couple carloads of people decided to have a cricket match. On the freeway. As someone lay dying.

People never cease to amaze me. I once returned home from a daytrip and on the road near a gas station, there was a young motorcyclist lying face down in the pavement. It was obvious he was dead and they were awaiting the Paramedics to confirm it. Some cars were STILL driving within inches of the dead body rather than cutting through the gas station. There was also a full color picture in the newspaper showing a car fully engulfed in flames in front of a drug store. When I say in front, I literally mean the parking spot right in front of the door. There was a woman going in like literally nothing was happening. Again, I must ask... who are the ones who lack empathy???

Well, last week I was passing the house and the son-in-law was there so I told him I had seen him fall and asked how he was. His father-in-law survived, but with a fractured skull. He said it's "a long road to recovery."
This has not provided closure for me as the image and incident are burned into my mind. He did thank me for calling the ambulance which was nice.