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   A fellow (age 80+ ?) had tripped and fallen onto the sidewalk,     
   just outside my storefront today.  I didn't see it happen, but     
   I heard a small commotion.  A handful of people were crouching     
   down to help trying to help him get comfortable. I ran back     
   into my shop and brought out a small couch cushion for his     
   head.  He seemed to be bleeding quite a bit. I provided a     
   couple of towels too.  While someone was on the phone with 911,     
   a younger lady stayed close to him keeping him talking. To me,     
   it looked like he may have smashed the side of his head and was     
   bleeding from the ear, but it also looked like some blood was     
   coming out of his mouth. Paramedicts arrived in about 8     
   minutes. Later, I provided a bag to dispose of the bloody     
   towels and cushion. After the fellow was carted away, some of     
   the bystanders cleaned the sidewalk of the blood. The fellow     
   had looked somewhat familiar, and indeed it was someone I knew     
   who would occassionaly come to the shop.   
      
   The fellow was in town with his wife (his wife was in another     
   shop).  I hope they sorted out the logistics of notifying his     
   wife and both getting home later.  I can only imagine how scary     
   it could be if your partner suddenly went missing and you     
   didn't know why.  But fortunately in this town, people were     
   willing to track down his wife and at least let her know what     
   happened.   
      
   One of the bystanders told me later that the paramedics had     
   said that the accident wasn't serious. I imagine that he must   
   of fallen and broken his nose. Still.. not a pleasant journey     
   hitting the concrete like that.   
      
   The paramedics did not bother with masks. And.. I'm glad they     
   didn't show up in hasmat suits.   
      
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