We’ve been cooped up in the house for like a week now, and although today’s probably not the wisest to be out at a crowded place, we needed to get out badly enough.
After lunch, we were walking around 1Utama when we saw an older woman on the floor in the arms of a younger woman.
It wasn’t immediately clear to me that it was a person lying there. I saw a pair of outstretched legs and I thought a store staff was trying to dress up a mannequin.
As we got closer, we saw two women in headscarves. The younger woman was looking up desperately at passers-by for assistance but everyone just stared and either walked away or moved further back to watch.
The woman’s having an epileptic fit and people think it’s a movie set 
! The kids and I were shocked too but as we stepped to the side and hurried on, I was telling them we needed to go get some help.
Raine spotted the information desk downstairs near Burger King so we hurried down the escalator. I described the situation to the desk staff and he immediately dispatched the nearby security guard to where the women were.
That’s the only thing I could do. I have no idea how to help someone in an epileptic fit. I don’t know what happened after I reported the matter either. But I hope the woman got the help she needed and is going to be okay.
6 Responses to “a stranger needed help”
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How scary and sad. I am glad you got them some help, it would have been nice if others were as polite. I bet she was so scared!
@Vicki
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Yes, the younger woman was clearly terrified
glad that u actually made d effort to inform d info desk. sometimes i do feel that i lack d knowledge for first aid n have to pick up a lesson one day la!!
@blinka
If there was someone in the crowd that day who knew first aid, no one stepped forward. That’s pretty sad alright.
luckily you went to get help
I heard that it’s best not to touch that person when he/she is having fits and also to not crowd around this person. When the person has stopped, it’s good that some water is given and let him/her rest.
@mommy to chumsy
Wow, so they actually come out of it just like that, huh?