to ask how I can alert medical services without a phone

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My mobile and landline are both out of commission - sod's law. A man is unconscious in front of my house, either drunk or on some sort of strong narcotic. Everywhere around is closed as I live among shops and its a bank holiday. What do I do?? I don't want him to die on my porch!!

I find it beyond odd that instead of going to look for help, you take the time to load MN, then AIBU, and then post...... when you could have helped this person.

Also depends on what you mean by 'out of commission'. I.e. restricted due to non payment of your bill, you can still dial 999. It'd be a huge coincidence if both your landline and mobile were not working due to a fault

okay just to stop people being dicks (from laptop and window)
i'm the only person who actually got the poor guy help so sorrry if my methods don't meet your standards

Well that all happened very quick

I know! When i dislocated my knee I was waiting an hour for help! (in a different city)

How did you take the photo?

So you're in a phone? Even if the contract or whatever was cut off, you could still call 999

To be fair, OP, posting on a chat site is about the weirdest way to call emergency services I’ve ever heard.

with my laptop. I know, you can call 999 even when there's no signal. I'm getting a new phone tomorrow, mine is actually broken.

X-post just noticed you'd said you'd used your laptop

Still weird to think “ooh I’ll post on mn”
Rather than find someone to help

What a rollercoaster! Glad it’s sorted op

yeah I suppose it is pretty weird. But I'm working away from home in a town I don't know, its a bank holiday, everything is closed, I don't have neighbours....don't know why I thought of it really. I suppose I've seen other people post emergencies here.

Don't mind old grumpy guts on here. They're all like briars this morning for some reason.

Did they manage to get him conscious?

If you have internet you can contact the emergency services!

MN posters seem to have a wealth of knowledge of useful solutions others might not think of, and in the situation the OP describes many people don't immediately think of the simplest answer, no need to be such dicks about not believing her.

With no landline or mobile how have you connected to the Internet?

You did just fine OP, he's lucky you saw him.

Of course emergency medics can and do get to the scene that quickly - I've had them turn up while I'm still on the phone to 999 reporting the incident!

They send on urgency (and availability) basis - so no, your dislocated knee is not as urgent as an unconscious, potentially not breathing casualty.

well done OP - hope he's ok

@floral broadband connection is dependant on just a mobile connection or a dial tone. Virgin Media BB doesn't even use the telephone line for their BB.

It's still bloody random to post on MN rather than finding someone to help

FFS. When my DH had a heart attack in the street the ambulances (two) were there within a few minutes. Perhaps they thought it was more important than a sore knee

4 minutes from someone calling an ambulance to them arriving is fantastic service. It might be one of those first responders that are parked up in different locations. Hope he's ok.

Still weird to think “ooh I’ll post on mn”
Rather than find someone to help hmm

^This. Surely you could have started a thread afterwards saying, You never guess what happened to me this morning.