'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim

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'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim

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07-29-2015, 07:37 PM

Quote:Not really. A person can only handle so much.

If a 911 dispatcher can't handle taking 911 calls, they should not be a dispatcher. The correct course of action for this dispatcher would have been to complete the call, then tender his resignation. You don't hang up on someone who is trying to save someone else's life.

The last sentence is not one I wrote myself. It comes from the Facebook status of a good friend of mine who happens to be a 911 dispatcher in Denver.

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'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by The Drifter - 07-29-2015, 08:38 AM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by TJBender - 07-29-2015, 12:59 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by EricC85 - 07-29-2015, 03:30 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by TJBender - 07-29-2015, 03:47 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by jagibelieve - 07-29-2015, 06:19 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by TJBender - 07-29-2015, 06:23 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by Senor Fantastico - 07-29-2015, 06:42 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by jagibelieve - 07-29-2015, 06:44 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by TJBender - 07-29-2015, 06:49 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by The Eleventh Doctor - 07-29-2015, 07:06 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by jagibelieve - 07-29-2015, 07:17 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by jagibelieve - 07-29-2015, 07:22 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by TJBender - 07-29-2015, 07:37 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by rollerjag - 07-29-2015, 09:37 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by Bchbunnie4 - 07-30-2015, 12:03 AM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by Dark Passenger - 07-30-2015, 11:45 AM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by jagibelieve - 07-30-2015, 02:53 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by Minorcan - 07-30-2015, 05:03 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by jagibelieve - 07-30-2015, 05:22 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by Senor Fantastico - 07-30-2015, 05:33 PM

'Deal with it yourself': Dispatcher hung up on woman giving first aid to shooting victim - by Senor Fantastico - 07-30-2015, 05:36 PM

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