More Excitement!

Costco run – needed a few things. Got it all done – under 200! WOO HOO!
Drive home.
Up ahead, the city bus is kattywompus and a black jeep is parked on the sidewalk. Looked like maybe someone got clipped. Then we could see people gathered around – and one person laying on the sidewalk. No emergency anyone around, or sirens in the distance, so we called 911 just to make sure. It looked more like the guy on the ground maybe got hit. So that’s what we told them. Looked like someone got hit. She argued. She said that she had just received a call about a man in a fight, who went into a seizure “now which is it?” WTH??? Why would anyone care how he got on the ground…he needed help! If he was in a fight, does that mean they won’t be sending anyone? About that time, the man on the ground started moving, and the people around him were obviously trying to keep him from moving too much. Finally the ambulance came. You’ve read the emails about saying the wrong thing to your spouse? Well “That’s When the Fight Started” This guy started swinging and he wasn’t even off the ground yet. The emergency people tried to calm him down and managed to – to a point – then one went around and called for police assistance – and got the back board. He was hurt and really did need medical attention. The paramedics were in sight. So here comes this big fire truck. 4 guys get off that. Now we have 6 emergency folk. The guy was temporarily calm. Then off he went again. Swinging and yelling. He did NOT want to be put on that gurney. It took 4 EMTs to lay on him to keep him calm enough to strap him down on that thing – at least long enough to get the IV in him. We can only assume it was either a) the med to stop the seizure or b) a tranquilizer to calm him down. Then came the cops. The guy was still combative – even with that many people around him MAKING him calm down. Swinging what he could and yelling. More cops, another ambulance, more cops and more cops. 7 cop cars in all. We’re not sure how many people got out of those cars! When we left, they were putting him in the back of the ambulance. On our way home, we had to pull over for that ambulance. They were taking him to Osborn hospital – lights and sirens – so we know it was serious. Hopefully he’ll get whatever help he needs.