Stranger Danger
If you were driving down a country highway, no traffic nor people , no cell phone and you came across a severely injured person in the road, what would you do? Would you go to him/her? or drive off to make a call? Just curious.
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Ontheroad · M
I would, without giving it a second thought, visually check the surrounding area, stop, assess the injuries, and give what immediate first aid I could.
Then, if it appeared that moving the person would not further injure them, I'd put them in my vehicle and drive to the first town I could find.
If I felt moving the person was out of the question, I'd drive to the nearest home or town, gas station, etc., and place a call for emergency response. Before departing the scene, I'd reset my trip mileage to zero and determine the direction I would be traveling in so I could give first responders an accurate location of where the injured person could be found.
Then, if it appeared that moving the person would not further injure them, I'd put them in my vehicle and drive to the first town I could find.
If I felt moving the person was out of the question, I'd drive to the nearest home or town, gas station, etc., and place a call for emergency response. Before departing the scene, I'd reset my trip mileage to zero and determine the direction I would be traveling in so I could give first responders an accurate location of where the injured person could be found.
Ontheroad · M
@Mikla I would add that if I were a lone female, there is no way I'd stop.
The unknown frightens us (we humans), and unless we've been trained and had experience in confronting the unknown, fear is going to rule our reactions. It's really that simple... our survival instinct rules.
Training and experience temper the fear and allows one to overcome the natural survival instinct. You never become unafraid/unfearful, but you learn to use fear as a tool in how you react to the unknown, as opposed to letting your survival instinct cause you to flee. You do what needs to be done.
The unknown frightens us (we humans), and unless we've been trained and had experience in confronting the unknown, fear is going to rule our reactions. It's really that simple... our survival instinct rules.
Training and experience temper the fear and allows one to overcome the natural survival instinct. You never become unafraid/unfearful, but you learn to use fear as a tool in how you react to the unknown, as opposed to letting your survival instinct cause you to flee. You do what needs to be done.