Not explaining his reasoning to her was disrespectful

Expecting him to jump up and save the day for a stranger while he is eating is, conversely, disrespectful. I notice she also failed to stand from her seat or attempt to render aid, only complained to him to do so.

Did she hop up to render aid? Did she ask if there was "A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?!" Did she call a waiter, or hostess to call an ambulance? Did SHE call an ambulance? Course not! Why doesn't she explain herself? Why doesn't she explain why when she's the one so obviously concerned, that she gets to not only demand someone else do her bidding, but that she is somehow right for starting a fight and looking down on her partner for showing the same exact lack of effort that she herself showed. Sitting there and saying "oh OH someone, anyone (but me) should really do something!" doesn't make you a good person. It's virtue signaling, low effort manipulation. You don't get to pretend you value someone's judgement or ability, and then judge them negatively when that judgement and ability doesn't live up to your expectations as a lay person. The only one being disrespectful there, was her.

He chose to be the person who jumps in as a profession. You gotta wonder if he brings this attitude to work. A patient coding? Eh, not my patient, not my problem, even if they're dying in front of me. Eh, I'm just a nurse, what am I supposed to do, shouldn't a doctor be doing that? I hope you think about that the next time you need a nurse, whether this is the response you want from someone who holds your life in their hands.

??? Those are completely different situations. Someone surrounded by the people best equipped to take care of them vs someone surrounded by no one. Yes if hes at work, and the patient has 3 nurses already there with them, theres no point in a 4th jumping in.

I said he should have spent his energy explaining his reasons to her in more detail, not that he should have helped the woman.

But "getting involved" doesn't mean directing medical care. There's a space between that and continuing to shove his face. He could've helped clear a space around her, helped guide the EMT's in, even tryna calm the people around her would've been something. Empathy means you understand your limitations and work right up to them. Completely ignoring the situation unfolding around you absolutely does show a complete lack of empathy, idk how you're making this argument.

That actually does entail getting involved as a medical professional. Infact, according to my local laws atleast, he would have been REQUIRED to be in charge once he did anything. Our good samaritan laws require you to provide up to your full trained capability. So the second he got up and started clearing a space; he's legally obligated to do a rapid body check. Followed by a thurough head to toe examination. Remaining at her side untill paramedics arrived.

The type of person who refuses to eat all day, even at restaurants, and then sits down on the floor in public to pass out at the end of the day, is the same type of person who will sue you for everything you are worth and then some just because you showed your throat.

The two options weren't jump in and be the person in charge of directing medical care or continue to shove his face. He could've helped direct EMT's, helped clear a space/path, even something as simple as helping calm down the people she was with would've been nice. Empathy means you understand what your limitations are and try to help up to those limitations, not completely ignore the situation unfolding around you.

This is a great example of the self-absorbed lack of empathy the dumped fiancé exhibited. This person is equally dumped lol.

Yup. Where I am once you start rendering aid you HAVE to continue. So the second he went over to see her, unless he was turned away, he now has to wait untill the ambulance arrives.

He literally said she'd probably need an ambulance in the post and that's why he couldn't help.

All the other people were there, if they didn't know what to do they should move away. Sounds like they knew enough to check breathing and call an ambulance.

And just to be clear because I'm learning how many uber idiots reside here: CPR = Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation. Simplified, this means "Heart & Lungs Restart Button". Don't push the button when the heart is still ON, or you risk shutting it OFF. Also, a person complaining is breathing just fine, or you wouldn't hear them complaining (from the next table over).

This is why you have no business commenting on this. You ARE NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. Just to prove that point, you don't give CPR to someone just because they stop breathing... unless you want to kill them dead. Murderer.

You actually DO give cpr if someone isn't breathing but still has a pulse. But you are correct that it can be extremely dangerous to give CPR when its not needed.

Ah yes, whose brain really needs oxygen anyway, breathing is so overrated. You wanna complain that people aren't medical professionals, but I don't know a single medical professional who'd tell a civilian not to do chest compressions. What exactly do you do for a living?

Many medical professionals would tell a civilization not to do chest compressions when it's not needed. That said they are incorrect that you don't do CPR when they aren't breathing.