So we're heading south on Churchill at about 12:30 today to the Acropolis, and we see a few kids sprinting across the road by that Mercedes taller through oncoming traffic, obviously trying to get the f*ck out of dodge of something. Well, the light cycles, and there are a lot of cars still stopped, looking at the sidewalk in front of that empanada joint, and I notice several people dragging along a teenager with 2-3 gaping stab wounds in his chest, covered in blood. I didn't have my kit with me, and thus was in no mood to assist (no gloves/mask/rebreather/trauma supplies). Call me indifferent, but there's too much HIV/blood-borne illness here.
I drove up the street to La Sirena, saw a few PN standing around, and pulled over to ask them to radio/call for help. They looked at me and laughed, and continued talking. We passed Blue Mall, few more PN standing around, asked them for help. They said they'd call, did nothing. Finally found an AMET officer with a radio, and she radioed HQ for help. Knowing ambulance service here, that bus probably arrived 60-90 minutes later.
Here's my issue:
Even if I had stopped to help, there's no guarantee an ambulance/medics are on their way... what am I supposed to do? If someone wants this dude dead, will they come back for me, since I am helping him? If the PN becomes involved, will they think that I had something to do with this? Do I just throw the poor bastard in the back of my jeepeta and haul him to the hospital at top speed, then pspray it down when I'm done?
The public health issues in this country are just ridiculous... mortality rates are far too high for traumas that have high survivability rates in other countries.
I'm at a loss here. I'm qualified to help, but really prefer not to based on a huge number of factors here. It tears at me to drive by these scenes here, as in the States I'm usually the first motorist/bystander to help out (ex-EMT).
Any advice or similar experiences?
I drove up the street to La Sirena, saw a few PN standing around, and pulled over to ask them to radio/call for help. They looked at me and laughed, and continued talking. We passed Blue Mall, few more PN standing around, asked them for help. They said they'd call, did nothing. Finally found an AMET officer with a radio, and she radioed HQ for help. Knowing ambulance service here, that bus probably arrived 60-90 minutes later.
Here's my issue:
Even if I had stopped to help, there's no guarantee an ambulance/medics are on their way... what am I supposed to do? If someone wants this dude dead, will they come back for me, since I am helping him? If the PN becomes involved, will they think that I had something to do with this? Do I just throw the poor bastard in the back of my jeepeta and haul him to the hospital at top speed, then pspray it down when I'm done?
The public health issues in this country are just ridiculous... mortality rates are far too high for traumas that have high survivability rates in other countries.
I'm at a loss here. I'm qualified to help, but really prefer not to based on a huge number of factors here. It tears at me to drive by these scenes here, as in the States I'm usually the first motorist/bystander to help out (ex-EMT).
Any advice or similar experiences?