Over the past month or so, I have driven past scenes where a man or a woman has collapsed on a golf path-- either from a golf cart, bike, or as a runner-- which also have a large number of Good Samaritans trying to help. The first time there were about a half dozen golf carts pulled off on El Camino Real near the end of Enrique Drive.

Yesterday it was just off of Morse Blvd at the intersection of Rio Grande and Lisbon Lane.


I have not stopped because I have no medical training and assume someone in the helping crowd has a cell phone.

Here's a link to 911 and cell phones. http://firstaid.about.com/od/calling...bb/cell911.htm

The last couple of times I have driven past these crowds of Samaritans though I have worried that these people might also be creating a hazard to other vehicles trying to get by like the very medical emergency response vehicles you hope respond to a 911 call ASAP.

Unless you have medical training I hope you drive on by as carefully as possible but pay attention to see if you think someone in the group of Good Samaritans has contacted 911.

Both times this past month, the medical response teams were in route to the fallen. They passed on by as I was leaving the area of the emergencies.