So one day I was driving to a chemo treatment when all of a sudden a motorcycle in front of me spun out on the highway. A woman was driving and went flying. Luckily people were able to block the highway while with their cars and the motorcyclist laid in a crumble in the middle of the highway.
Many - probably 30 people - stood around her calling 911 and caring for her, but no one went near to her. So I went to her and knelt down and talked to her. I told to to stay still, and ambulance was on the way and many people were around. I did not see any twisted limbs and told her that; told her about the excellent hospital nearby...I said a prayer out loud.
She could not talk, but I think I kept her from going to shock because she became more focused and present as I spoke to her. It was amazing that no one approached her, but then again, there was nothing they could do for her except verbally comfort her until the ambulance arrived. Many people were caring about her. Fortunately for me, there was no blood...or there would have been two on the highway waiting for the ambulance!
You did good...keep someone focused and quiet is the best if they are conscious. And keep them laying down.. I think many people are just afraid of maybe seeing someone dead...its a fear to many. Some people like you respond, others are afraid. Its like a fireman runs to the the fire and everyone else runs from the fire...prayer never hurts either as my daddy use to say....:O)
We used to live in a very isolated community in the mountains with very few residents. We ended up being first responders in a lot of situations, mostly because people were stupid. One time, a man had wrecked his quad and ended up in our driveway. We rendered first aide and kept him as comfortable as possible while waiting for emergency services. We also prayed with him. He was scared. He didn’t have a face.
The sheriff’s showed up. They wanted us to keep doing what we were doing until the ambulance got there. When it finally did (at least a 1/2 hour to 45 minutes), they didn’t even bother getting out of the ambulance before they called air evac. They loaded him up, and took off. Had to go another 1/2 to 45 minutes back down to the highway. No place for the helicopter to land.
The cops kept thanking us for helping the guy. We were confused. Of course we would help him. If nothing else, he was blocking our driveway. The man had gone into a coma on the way down the mountain and was in a coma for 6 days. I am so glad he didn’t do it while we were with him. He had facial reconstruction and eventually ended up at our door, thanking us for helping him. Pretty handsome man with a face.