I'm boggling at the idea of community defibrillators. Wow. I'm sure I've never seen such a thing here in the US. I wonder if we even have them. Probably not.
Love your general advice, especially "If you're among strangers, point at someone and order that person to call 999." Thank you for that.
I never truly understood that yes, most people DO freeze up in an emergency until several years ago I was driving with my then-partner (whom I thought was an incredibly alert, responsive person). We were in the car (he was driving) and passed a person who just... collapsed on the sidewalk. I yelled at him to pull over and when he didn't, I started to open the car door (we weren't going very fast). That shook him, and he pulled into the next parking lot. I ran (literally, one of like three times in my life I've ever actually sprinted) to the person who, yes, was having a seizure. Everything turned out okay, but his complete non-reaction to what I considered an Actual Emergency was a real wake-up call.
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Love your general advice, especially "If you're among strangers, point at someone and order that person to call 999." Thank you for that.
I never truly understood that yes, most people DO freeze up in an emergency until several years ago I was driving with my then-partner (whom I thought was an incredibly alert, responsive person). We were in the car (he was driving) and passed a person who just... collapsed on the sidewalk. I yelled at him to pull over and when he didn't, I started to open the car door (we weren't going very fast). That shook him, and he pulled into the next parking lot. I ran (literally, one of like three times in my life I've ever actually sprinted) to the person who, yes, was having a seizure. Everything turned out okay, but his complete non-reaction to what I considered an Actual Emergency was a real wake-up call.