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Taken at the Civic Center station, this (bloodied) gentleman came off an inbound train early this morning and collapsed. Anyone know what happened? Is he OK? Poor guy.
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Did he barf?
oh, and cheers to the muni worker helping him out. yay, you!
I heard the call for assistance on the Muni intercom at Civic Center. I hope everything is OK - hopefully he just had a reaction to a particularly pungent person on the train.
I'd also like to apologize to the gentleman who I smashed into on the inbound Muni this morning - totally my fault, and I feel like a dope.
Hey! A coworker has advised there was a medical emergency on his BART from Dublin this morning.
Eat more yogurt folks. Eat more yogurt.
It looks like the woman is leaning over him to take a picture with her cell phone, and the other bystanders sure don't look terribly concerned. I hope that's just a poor interpretation.
This really should have doubled as the Photo de Jour.
Arresting photo. There was also a medical emergency in West Oakland this morning. This *after* the SF-bound train was already 10 minutes late. Riders are dropping like flies out there today!
He was easily identified as an attorney by his briefcase. Someone killed him.
Here's the zoomed-in view: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jameth/2610062303/sizes/o/
Looks like his face is bloodied up? Bleah. Hope he's doing better now.
oh wow. good sleuthing, matty. that looked like an old stain, but... yikes, it's blood.
If someone is having an epileptic attack or some kind of seizure, most important thing is to get him/her off their back (because their tounge can slide back and asphyxiate them).
I sure wouldn't want to fall down near any of you. I'd expect that mobile phone photo to be Picture of The Week for at least a month.
AND check for medi-alert wrist band to see what's going on.
I hope whoever's father/husband/brother/son this is doesn't read these comments.
Feel better, dude.
agreed. keep the comments as benign as you can, folks. thanks.
@mattymatt, nicely done.
most likely that is "the droog" from yesterdays wimbeldon/pigeons post.
blogger karma boarded the train and dotted him in his eyeball.
Glad to see someone to, I assume, get medical help for him. It amazes how many Americans have become full-time spectators and walk by things like this ...
comment recall: perhaps that was too much. my bad to whoever that dude is laid out on the floor.
comment recall: perhaps that was too much. my bad to whoever that dude is laid out on the floor.
Wow, someone took the time to take a photo, but except for the woman leaning over the guy, everyone else just stands idly by. I used to think I was safer in a public street in the middle of the day than a dark alley at night. And he's a white guy in a suit, society's favorite top cat.
We have become very selfish, I hope the poor guy is ok. He'll probably have a little trouble later with trust.
That's not a mobile phone. The woman has a walkie-talkie. She's a muni employee. I'm guessing panic attack, guy's at Civic Center Station and he's dressed for court. Those oral arguments are SCARY! Hope he's okay. Isn't there some link between baldness and hypertension?
i disagree.
it looks like people saw someone official-looking, and rightfully backed up, gave her room. true, people tend to be selfish and more voyeuristic these days, or so i'm told, but people in SF are a different breed. i see strangers jump into action in situations like this all of the time.
anyway, i don't think anyone can say exactly what's going on here.
I was on that inbound BART train today when the woman collapsed. She was standing right next to me as she suddenly turned pale and wilted. She was a very sweet lady in her 20's and luckily those around us helped her to avoid falling. We all hope she is ok and thank you to everyone who did their best to make her comfortable and looked after until the paramedics came at West Oakland Station. I hope you're feeling better dear!
I'd stay well clear of this Jameth character, that's for sure. Some shit always seems to be going down near him for him to take pictures of.
Or he's staging them.
sorry brock, i'm a nurse. one person helping is not good enough for the amount of people around. the first thing you learn in an emergency situation (not just medical people take basic emergency classes, most parents or caretakers do as well)is to get someone to call 911 and then determine what to do with the people that are available.
i am not attacking you, i am glad you took the photo, that's your job. but i wish some others had run up and said can i help?
grouchothebestmarx,
thanks for the info. it will hopefully help remind others to get involved in these types of incidents.
i took the photo
1. he apparently fell when coming out of the train or something. unsure. he was flat on his face and then rolled onto his back and there were several trains backed up at the station.
2. Muni employee with a walkie talkie.
3. i kept my distance yet wanted to share with the Internet.
psst - Brock didn't take the photo. He doesn't have a camera. He doesn't have a body. He is the amazing ether-editor. All Hail!
Yes, I wish more people had jumped into action. Dug latrines, fashioned stretchers out of their pants, use an eye-glass repair kit to begin exploratory heart surgery, SOMETHING for god's sake!
Spectators and comedians. :)
I don't get involved because a.) in the movies whoever's in charge always yells "get back! get back!!" and I don't want to get in the way.
Also, I tried to help a wheelchair guy navigate a door and he yelled at me.
If people are walking past, maybe that's what they've been trained to do via tv or encounters with angry people.
Not a good day for public transit in SF.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/25/BA7V11F587.DTL&tsp=1
Q: What do you call one bloody, beaten attorney lying on the ground at the Civic Center BART station?
A: A good start...
Haggie. That is an assholish thing to say. Next time you are in court trying to defend yourself without an attorney, I wish you zero luck at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_apathy
The long and the short of it is that when there are people around, everyone assumes everyone else will help. If you need help, you're best off asking a specific person.
Haggie that is awesome.