Would you stop to help someone who had collapsed on the street?

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...only apparently only one in 3 people who collapse get help from a passer by according to this news story . Now some of those would have got no help because no-one passed by, but the implication is that a lot of people would just walk on by.

what would you do?

what if the person smelt of alcohol?

i was pregnant during the really hot summer a few years ago and had blood pressure problems which meant i kept fainting on one occasion i was on the tube during rush hour when i fainted i was 23 weeks pregnant so had a bump but no one helped me, when we got to the station there were men actually stepping over me to get off the train!!! eventually a nice lady who had seen me collapse managed to get down the carriage to help me and got me off the train and got some help for me. whilst waiting for an ambulance the underground staff had me sat on the steps couldnt move any further than that as i was too busy throwing up! even then i was very aware of commuters being annoyed that i was getting in the way!

and i would still stop if someone appeared drunk as if someone is hyperglycemic they can appear drunk so you cant always blame alcohol for the behaviour

Yes,have done & will do again.I've done it so often that my friend,who happened to be with me on a couple of occasions,says I must have a 6th sense for collapsers.

I always think that if it happened to me,I'd want someone to stop & help.

I have to admit I'd be wary of someone very drunk/off their head if with the dd's,but would alert the police/emergency services rather than personally intervene.

I would and have quite recently - stopped a Taxi near home because I saw a man unconcious on the ground. He was obviously v.drunk.

Holly shit!

Yeah, I'd phone the cops and then hang around at the least till they showed up and ring them over and over till they did.

That's sad.

When our bus hit a truck that whipped out in front of it, I grabbed the collar of the bloke in front of me because he was headed towards the windscreen.

I didn't even realise I was doing it!

The Mama instinct kicked it!

On a slightkly unrelated note when my friend was in a fatal car crash a good few people watched her car crash and then drove on by. Which is a bit sad I think.

I rang an ambulance for the guy I found unconcious but the police turned up before it came so then we went home.

I've helped several people. They have almost all been drunk, and slumped on tube platforms, and lots of people have walked past. Being that drunk can still mean you need help though.

I once fainted on a tube platform, just after I got off. Nobody took any notice whatsoever.

Another time I fainted on a train, standing up in the space by the door while I was pregnant (only about 8 weeks, so not showing). Luckily my sister was with me, and she said people were very helpful and helped make me comfy, stop the train, call an ambulance, help us both. Train was held up for 25 minutes in the morning rush hour into Waterloo, which makes me to this day.
And a bit too. Sorry.

yes i would stop and have done for a guy who had a heart attack, he later died
i have gone into anaphalactic shock and been helped by passersby and a lovely policeman gave me CPR and mouth to mouth, i repaid him by being sick on him!
i also stop for poeple who have broken down thou these days i am more wary but always stop if its a woman.

I've helped people who have collapsed in public places

I have fainted on a train - into the luggage rack - after having teeth removed! - and came to STILL in luggage rack with lots of people rushing by, I started crying and asking for water and everyone ignored me - I was wearing a biker jacket of my bf and I probably looked like I was drug-addled and couldn't talk properly due to local anaesthetic in mouth!!!!

Yes I would, and have done in the past.

Once when i was 7 months pregnant, i passed out at a bus stop (low BP). It was the middle of the day, very busy road in the city centre and about 20-25 people at the bus stop. I collapsed onto the ground, and when I came round was still lying on the ground, lots of people staring, some ignoring me, none came to help. Not one. Includung a woman who was stood right next to me, just staring.

I had to get up and I burst into tears and sat on the pavement to call DP to come and pick me up in the car (he worked just round the corner, thankfully). Even in the 5-10 minutes it took for DP to arrive, i was sat on the pavement, in tears, and still not one person stopped to ask me if i was alright. And i was VERY clearly pregnant!

Disgusting, I think. DP was SO angry he was going to come out of the car and shout at all the people but didn't, thankfully!

It really upset me and made me a bit frightened to go out alone after that, as i was prone to passing out due to the low BP. I basically stayed in unless i had company from then on.

i have helped a girl having a fit at college when i was younger, a boy having an epeleptic fit and everyone thought he was messing about, and an old lady at bingo, 2 rows of seats away, nobody helped because they didn't want to miss their numbers!

yes i would probably help, nice person that i am

oh aren't some people awful, how could anyone ignore a pg lady on the floor?!!!!

I would, and have gone to help people that have fallen or whatever.

However, when I did a first aid course a couple of years ago, I was advised to be wary of approaching someone seemingly passed out in a lonely place and that its better to call 999 or get help than put yourself at possible risk.