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Old 10-18-2013, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by D&Lsunfun View Post
Last Saturday (330pm) at Sweet Bay in Pinellas Park,
a shopper (male) was shopping and passed out and hit his head on the floor.
My husband rushed to his aid, as I went to the front of the store to ask someone to call 911. After about 10 minutes, a police officer arrived from Wildwood then another 10 minutes The Villages fire truck, after that the firemen called for EMS. Total time 30 minutes. If anyone knows this gentlemen, please post if he recovered and his condition. Should it take that long for a emergency team to arrive?
For some strange reason when a place is brand new, they have one heck of a time getting there. We had the same experience in our new village last year when someone passed out at a block party from the heat. They went sailing by on 466, we could see them but we were too new to be in the GPS.

Usually the response time is very fast. You have to be clear when you are calling; ie.... The NEW Sweetbay ON 466A...etc.
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