So I just had to call 911 an hour ago

Out looking for a new couch for my place, and my mom eats that kind of stuff up, loves to "shop around"

We are walking toward a furniture store in the parking lot and notice two elderly ladies with canes crossing an "island" you know, where they have the mulch, etc.

Well they are going very slow, so we take a different route about 10 feet away, I look over and holy shit, this 75ish year old lady misjudged her step, kinda froze when she realised she was off balance, and goes straight over backward.

The sound we heard when her head hit the concrete was sickining. Immediatly I pull out the cell and dial 911, because honestly this lady took a hit where I'm sure it's not going to be good.

The other woman looked at us frantic and said "We need an ambulance"

Called 911, was very precise about everything took maybe 2 mins with all the info, started to take off my jacket for the lady's head, but saw that someone had retrieved a pillow and blanket from a car.

When I hang up, I'm both shocked and amazed.. She's talking to my mother and the other lady who turnd out to be her daughter , coherent, clear, and there's no blood. She says she dosent need an ambulance, but everyone there disagrees, "so just stay there please, they are on the way"

When she left in the ambulance, she was still alert and talking, so I hope she is fine.

 

That was cool as f@ck of you! :up:

A lot of people would pretend to not see it and go about their business.

 

Scary moment indeed ....

Glad everybody is OK.....

A lot of folks would have kept right on going....:up:

 

Good call getting the bus to roll ASAP.:up:

Gravity is not kind to the old folks. My Mom has scared us a few times with falls in the last 10 years.

 

Good on you..you're a better man than scotth. He would have just stood over her and yelled "Die you old bag...DIEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

 

Was she wearing her helmet?

 

Great job, some scumbags would have went for her purse.

 

Did she have a camel toe?

-jim

 

Besides the the Law & Order series (all of them) where did the term "a bus" orginate?

 

Just the sound made my stomach turn, I watched the whole thing. BTW, there was zero time to get near her to prevent/cushen the landing, Started to beat myself up a bit thinking there could have been a way to be of more assistance, but moms talked me out of it, said "there's no way for you to predict the future you did what you could"

When I described what happened to 911 they asked that I stay there in case the police needed a "statement"

I wasn't going anywhere untill I saw this lady in the hands of medical personell anyhow.

I do feel good about the way I handled the call though, while her daughter was in her immediate reaction, I was already on the line with EMS anwsering questions, and keeping kinda like a live feed to them of her current condition.

 

Seemed like a nice woman, pretty sure she would, but not one I'd like to see...

 

geez that gave me the shivers, couldn't imagine hearing and seeing that... nice job fast acting

 

Thanks guys, I think most people here would have done the same thing

 

Good job regardless :up:

 

Wow, her head hit the concrete and it did not bust open...she's gonna become one tough zombie!













Glad she seemed alright. :up:

 

Apparently, she wasn't a stand up gal.

-jim

 

Oh snap! That's funny. And wrong.
But mostly funny.

 

Still leaves one to wonder if she can corner low though.

 

If she woulda hit her head on the curb........... that's cornering low.


Good job BTW!!!! OP

 

Most people would pull out their phone to start a youtube vid.