I'm glad for this post. This should never be a discussion during an emergency but well before like this. This kind of thing happens and there's always 2 kinds of people. One side wants to hide the evidence and pretend nothing happened and the other side wants to get help and call those who can give it. There's only one right thing to do, the hard thing! Shouldn't matter if the whole world thinks you're an Ahole for doing it or if you can get in trouble. Get help for whatever victim(s) immediately. Worry about yourself later.

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Pretty sure if you hit your head + it's bleeding, you need medical care.

Oh man, head wounds bleed like crazy. I know.

I am, by nature, not a litigious man. But call a mot********ing lawyer. Like now.

It is very much possible that Deborah had a history of drinking to excess at work functions, was probably already on probation with the bosses for it, and this was just the straw that broke the camel’s back. That’s what got her fired, and I hope she learns from it and cleans up her act. Her injury and OP calling an ambulance was not the problem. The other coworkers trying to cover for her, enabling her, is a problem. They were not doing her any favors, so aren’t the good guys here. Trying to just take her, with a head injury, back to her room and leave her there unattended could definitely have killed her. That’s not looking out for her, or doing her any favors, that’s risking her life. They may think they were her friends, but hell, with friends like that who needs enemies? So yes, OP—-who absolutely 100% did all the exact right things—-needs to report the toxic atmosphere those employees are creating as retaliation, because they’re in the wrong, not OP. I would think if Deborah has any sense left, she would agree with OP.

The company aren't quite as much TA as I was expecting from the headline (I figured they fired someone for calling an ambulance), but yeah, as always, the company sucks.

You are not. Head injuries are not to be trifled with. Would you have rather gone to a funeral? It's the company that sucks. I hope you quit.

1. OP absolutely handled the situation correctly, head injuries should always get checked out. 2. The sleep thing is a myth. You won't d*e if you sleep with a head injury, but in case you do get worse no-one will be able to tell, and you won't be able to tell anyone which can result in d*eath. It's also way easier for hospital staff to figure out how severe it is if they can talk to you and do tests while you're awake. So if you do get a head injury you should go get it checked out before sleeping, but you're unlikely to d*e from taking a nap. You may wake up with the worst headache of your life if you do though. TLDR: Get checked out if you sustain a head injury, even if it doesn't feel super serious, especially if you live alone.

Head injuries should always be attended to straight away, as in phoning for an ambulance then and there. They can be fatal, not always straight away. Then there's the long term impacts of them. Cognitive impairment, memory loss etc. The OP absolutely did do the right thing. Can't believe that he was called a "snake" for it.

So let's play this the other way. Op doesn't call ambulance, coworker dies....nope. not an a*****e, the other coworker (not injured) is.