An elderly man just got hit by a car - What's for dinner?

i'd do the same for you.

 

So wait...

Four people call 911 in the first minute. The first cop finds him 1:30 after the accident (on his way to another call, but still). And you really shouldn't move someone with a head/back injury.

Divert traffic? Yes, that should have been done. But what else could possibly have been done?

 

I would have done just that for WB.

 

Wasn't this very scenario what the final Seinfeld episode was about?

 

I thought the plane crashed and they all died.

 

Well, if they tried to call 911 while driving, they might have accidentally drove right over him.

 

Comfort him and tell him help was on the way.

Seems much better than just staring at him.

 

Could I buy you another gallon of milk?

 

Your point.

My head.

 

Update. Man needs permanent hospitalization and a ventilator to live. What would you do in that situation? Guy it lucid but can't breathe on his own.

http://www.courant.com/community/news/hfd/hc-arcetorres0611.artjun11,0,909745.story

 

I dunno, maybe basic first aid? Maybe airway, breathing, circulation? Check for shock? Responsiveness?

 

And, of course, you're assuming any of the people on the street that day knows how to do any of those things. I would know how to look for a pulse, and that's about it.