To wonder why police were called to a person passed out in a park

[Angryparent78]

Surely it’s just a medical emergency

My mum fell out the loft and the Coast Guard arrived!! They said who ever is able to get here quicker is often the best

She sell 15 feet onto a steel ladder onto her back and she has osteoporosis of the spine fortunately and by a pure miracle she didn’t break a bone that she had probably the size of a very very large bouncy ball black bruise

The coastguards quick thinking and the ambulance man arrived just after. She also had a first responder doctor and immediately transferred her to hospital once they had secured her neck and back is what helped in the long run I think

I’ve called an ambulance for someone who I honestly thought was dead before, police turned up, yelled at him and he moved. Think it was a regular spice user spot.

Without any context it's hard to say. There could be multiple reasons for police presence.

I had a very nasty fall off a horse (not on a road horse was caught etc so not a risk) and the police arrived first as they will be able to offer first aid and could get there quicker than an ambulance.
It may be they expected the person parked out was known to them ie a known substance abuser or someone with poor mental health.
It may be to check on them as the above poster said a lot of people won’t go over to someone passed out

Because if your son was drunk, they obviously called police first. If police deemed it medical, they would have then called an ambulance.

If i saw someone laid out in the park (obviously not sunbathing) i'd probably call the police rather the ambulance.

Police will come quicker.

Ambulances are for known emergencies in my mind.

I saw two police officers with someone who appeared to have passed out in the street yesterday. There was no police car anywhere in sight, so I suppose they'd been on foot patrol somewhere nearby and were able to get there quickly.

My brother was epileptic and often people called the police if they saw him passed out - they presumed he was drunk if they hadn't seen him actually have the seizure.

@Ghosttile

This is the ‘why would police ask someone to remove their hood on a welfare check’ poster isn’t it.

Yes there was another thread too. Can’t remember what the specific question in that was though.

I called an ambulance for someone collapsed in the park and a police officer turned up half an hour before the ambulance did. On a bicycle too! I was really surprised and pleased as the collapsed person was off their face on something and quite agitated when they came round.

I'm not surprised police were called, if medical assistance was needed, the police could request them.

@Nocutenamesleft

My mum fell out the loft and the Coast Guard arrived!! They said who ever is able to get here quicker is often the best

Yep.

I know of a mental health incident where the fire service turned up before the ambulance service and the police.

The local ambulance service was nearest to where the incident happened, then fire service than police but the fire service were the ones who were free.

Ah, I remember the remove the hoodie welfare check post. Rather 🦇💩 if I remember correctly.

Good use of emojis @FlatteredFool

Yes, YABVU @Angryparent78.

HTH.

It's you again. You really do need whatever help is available so please just take the hope of whiever turns up first.

I’m not sure if they still do but in York which has many traffic free streets, they used to have Paramedics on bikes as it was the fastest way to get help to some central areas.

@torquewench

To rule out foul play.

She said passed out, not dead!

Ambulances are for known emergencies in my mind

What are the police for then?

Police attend when no one else will. Ambulance will claim they are stretched and call the police in many cases. The police have no one to call, so they go.

As for tying up an ambulance, equally it ties up the police.

So when they can’t attend your burglary or car theft because someone thinks it’s better to use the police for issues ambulance should be taking the lead on, this is why.

Standard training for mental health first aiders and others trained or offered advice to help those who may be experiencing acute mental distress tells us to call the police rather than the ambulance service. Ambulance treatment is optional - an ambulance crew can't force someone to receive treatment or go to hospital - but if there is a clear danger to the person, or a serious that they might intentionally or unintentionally pose a danger to others, the police have the authority to detain someone for a mental health assessment.

If they are passed out through drink or drugs it might well also be a lega; matter.

YABU to wonder that. Was it you passed out OP?

@Kazzyhoward

It could be any number of things - the result of an assault, an overdose, suicide attempt - all matters that the police would need to investigate. Given the ambulance response delays, a police attendance may also have been quicker.

This. Surely you can't be so unimaginative you can't imagine a scenario where the police might need to be involved?

To rule out foul play.

She said passed out, not dead!

Someone can be passed out due to foul play! A punch to the head, for example.