AIBU to be concerned ?

[poochesforlife]

Driving home from the gym today and I passed the main roundabout outside our huge regional hospital (major trauma centre , all sorts of specialities etc gigantic place).
The roundabout is 2 metres from the main hospital signage denoting name of hospital etc.
I notice a man , in hospital pyjama bottoms, lying with eyes closed on the grass in centre of roundabout , blood all over his face, in the hot sun(32 degrees right now). WIBU to go to the A&E and let them know (15 metres further on up the road) ?? As it goes I got laughed out of there as it was "none of their concern" but I thought it was the quickest route of action bar calling 999. ?!

@Soubriquet no grass verge on left , just barrier car park and then steep side to the roundabout green bit. Obviously don't want to be attacked if he is not in the mood either!!

If it’s any consolation DH & I were in the doctors waiting room when I needed an ambulance. The receptionist said she wasn’t allowed to make the call to the emergency services so DH left me inside while he rang them from the carpark.

They turned up on blues & twos and whisked me away.

Apparently it’s standard that ‘office bound’ medics can’t get involved.

I can not believe you didn’t ring 999 right there and then when A&E wouldn’t help him. You just went home and thought “meh, not my problem”!

Unconscious, bleeding and in pyjamas? Honestly, no matter how busy the road, I'd have pulled the car in as close as possible, whacked the hazards on and got out to check him, calling 999 as I did so. I have done this in similar situations. He's somebody's loved one. I'd want someone to do the same for me.

You should have called 999 while you were in the hospital car park. I don't understand why you didn't?!

I can't believe the hard time op is getting, she did try to get help and they refused

OP, just call 999, and tell them what you saw and where. The hospital won't be ignoring him, they're probably looking for him.

Just ring police. They are on their way now.

Nope ! Not buying anybody who had the time to go to A&E to report this wouldn't then think to ring 999 and leave him

Good. Hopefully he's still there

@SparklyMagpie

Nope ! Not buying

^^ This

Honest to god it didn't occur to me that I would need to inform the police if I had informed A&E (security also heard my conversation with A&E staff). I've called 999 many a time (mostly ambo) and I thought you were required if possible to stay near to the incident or patient.

An inconsiderate person would've driven on home and got on with their day, not stopped at A&E to try and seek medical help.

Were you worried 999 was too ‘extreme’ Or not appropriate? Let them decide next time, they won’t mind you calling it in

Assuming you have called 999 does he seem to be okay? Could you go over safely do you think? Reassure him someone is coming?

My partner has just driven by and said that somebody had approached the man , and he reacted in an angry fashion to her. So he is still there , and police hopefully coming soon.

I thought you were required if possible to stay near to the incident or patient

Are you unable to understand “if possible”?

Which just goes to show the police are the right people to deal with him.

Honest to god, this astounds me.

I asked if anyone else had called in about this incident and they said no so looks like I'm the only one so far. I'm very confident calling for an Ambulance but police not so much.

Who would you have called if the hospital wasn't nearby OP?

You are obliged to at least make sure someone gets to him before leaving op, he could die very easily in this heat.

So why didn't you call an ambulance then? Either emergency service would have been entirely appropriate and ambulance would have probably requested police anyway.

The receptionist said she wasn’t allowed to make the call to the emergency services so DH left me inside while he rang them from the carpark.

The receptionist at our surgery called an ambulance for DD when she stopped breathing at the surgery. I can't see why they can't call 999 - what would they do if a member of staff suddenly needed an ambulance?

Particularly if he is already very unwell (and we have to assume he is not in the best of health)