He called to book an appointment
he said he was an older guy

I gave him my adress and he came to my building door, I buzzed him in.....five minutes went by.......ten.....twenthy he never got to my aparment door...i tought he changed his mind .....then a regular of mine was in the area and wanted to stop by....i was ready so i said yes....when he got to my aparment he told me something very shocking!!!!....the paramedics were
picking up an older guy who had a stroke in the lobby!!!! i was petrified!!!

Was he the person who i was waitting for?
What shall any one do if something like that happens inside the aparment?

You do the only thing you can do - dial 911. Just tell them he is someone you just met. It is one of the risk you take in your business, nothing is worth a persons life and not to call 911 would be a real crime.

I agree with allenp.  You've no choice but to call911.  It's best to do it as quickly as possible too...you might save someones life.  It would be alot harder to explain why you didn't call 911...

You know, the commercials all say that if he stays HARD for more than 4 hours you should call a doctor. I think you should charge more!!

Call an ambulance.  If you call 911, dispatch protocol often requires the police department to show up on the scene also.   Why open that can of worms?

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afterall, professionalism is always key.

Reo Not Call 911

Wrong,wrong,wrong!! Which Ambulance are you going to call? Are you ready to answer insurance questions on the phone for someone you do not really know. The PD are not always sent and think of it, if they are and you were the cause of the heart attack you will have a wild reputation that the other ladies will be envious of and guys will be lined up with their oxygen tanks in tow. Also 911 brings the Fire Department and they are a lot faster than most Ambulance services. Good luck and knock them dead!!

Reo Not Call 911

If it comes to risking someone's life or risking additional damage(as in the case of a stroke), you've no choice.  City/county paramedics/firestations are usually alot more accessible.  After all is said and done, you'll still have to live with yourself and the decisions you've made.

If they have a rep for responding the fastest, why would you not call the local FD?  My own experience with 911 has taught me to go to the source and call who you actually need for the emergency at hand.  I called 911 once because I smelled a gas leak in my neighborhood and low and behold, nobody showed up.  I also called 911 once when there was a flash torrential downpour and sewage was litterally flowing like a geiser from the drains and toilet in my apartment and low and behold the fool on the end of the phone told me to call the FD.  If your primary concern is speed of response then cut the middle man out and call the proper emergency service.  Why rely on a potentially incompetent dispatcher who may or may not know the proper way to handle the emergency?

You call 911 and they send the nearest responder. At least that is how it is suppose to work. Never call the FD, always use the 911 number. I'm sorry Horizononfire, go to your room and don't come out until you think about what you have done. This is my first E-mail time out.

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I can see only one way to make sure Highend really knows what to do. I will go to her place and she will treat me like a client. After one or two hours I will yell "I'm having a heart attack". At this time Highend will tell me the number she is going to call. Because this is in the interest of safety I will not charge her.

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Excellent idea sir allen. And when you are done, allow me to perform a follow-up to assure that her ability to work has in no way been hindered by her performance of her moral civic duty.

Of course to do that, I will need at least her working name and address and/or phone number. I will, of course, keep this information completely to myself.

Prior to my extensively flattering review, that is.

The instances you referred to are not emergencies as described by 911 operators manual. I know a woman that dispatches for 911 and I asked her about the situations you reported, not the exact incidents but the situation and she explained that under both circumstances the proper governing agency would be notified and they would respond. This means that it would not necessarily be FD or PD but whatever alternative agency is stated by the rules.She also stated that sometimes when crews are doing work in the area they will notify 911 that there will be certain strong odors in the area and calls should be disregarded. 911 in case of a medical or other real emergency is always the best and first choice.

About that strong odor thing, I shower once a month whether I need it or not. Lets just keep that between you and me.

Realistically what caller in an emergency situation thumbs through the 911 dispatcher's operator's manual to find whether or not the emergency qualifies for a call?  Isn't the purpose of 911 quick resolution of emergencies, not passing the buck to other responders?  My point is you should call who responds properly the fastest whether it be 911 or the FD or the ambulance service.  In my experience it is not 911.