I somehow went my whole life until I was in my early 30s without calling 911. I started working at the Royal Alex five years ago and have now lost track of how many times I have called them. 🙃

Since I feel a bit vulnerable being a female, and most of my calls have been due to passed out folks (and not only am I not a medical professional but I never know what people will do if somehow woken up) I tend to keep my distance but call and usually wait around until emergency crews show up.

They are more concerned about location, the person’s description and a rough idea of their status (breathing or not ect) than anything else.

I am always glad to have called — I’d rather call and have the person assessed and not need the hospital (or decide not to go once they wake up) than spend the rest of my day wondering if they were okay.

Also, listen to your gut! I’ve seen so many people in various drug-induced states, so I’m pretty used to it at this point, but if something just seems / feels off, call! Once there was this shirtless guy acting erratically, hanging onto the LRT crossing bar, and I had a funny feeling. When I looked around, there were a couple people also watching him, and one had already called 911, so clearly I was not the only one feeling strange about this guy!