I've had many experiences which showed me how little I can rely on the state, but two which stick out were my bike being stolen then two or 3 weeks later the police rang and asked if I had heard anything and more recently I was driving with my wife and spotted a man lying in the road down a side street, I turned the car around and went b…
I've had many experiences which showed me how little I can rely on the state, but two which stick out were my bike being stolen then two or 3 weeks later the police rang and asked if I had heard anything and more recently I was driving with my wife and spotted a man lying in the road down a side street, I turned the car around and went back to find a young man, probably 30, so drunk he couldn't sit up or speak, sleeping with his eyes fully open and his pupils two different sizes (which can indicate head trauma). Called 999 and requested an ambulance only to be asked "does he want to go to the hospital" and I explained that as I had already stated he was not conscious and was not responding to any stimulus.
They told me they didn't want to send an ambulance if he would refuse to go to the hospital and I ended up arguing with the dispatcher and demanding her name because if I left and this man aspirated his own vomit I would not be held liable for his death. He couldn't refuse to go to hospital because he was unable to speak. Thankfully someone local who knew him arrived and relieved me and told me they would wait with him for the ambulance.
Like if a man being totally unresponsive with a head injury isn't enough to get a blue light ambulance what is?
I've had many experiences which showed me how little I can rely on the state, but two which stick out were my bike being stolen then two or 3 weeks later the police rang and asked if I had heard anything and more recently I was driving with my wife and spotted a man lying in the road down a side street, I turned the car around and went back to find a young man, probably 30, so drunk he couldn't sit up or speak, sleeping with his eyes fully open and his pupils two different sizes (which can indicate head trauma). Called 999 and requested an ambulance only to be asked "does he want to go to the hospital" and I explained that as I had already stated he was not conscious and was not responding to any stimulus.
They told me they didn't want to send an ambulance if he would refuse to go to the hospital and I ended up arguing with the dispatcher and demanding her name because if I left and this man aspirated his own vomit I would not be held liable for his death. He couldn't refuse to go to hospital because he was unable to speak. Thankfully someone local who knew him arrived and relieved me and told me they would wait with him for the ambulance.
Like if a man being totally unresponsive with a head injury isn't enough to get a blue light ambulance what is?
Astonishing