There is little you can do until the patient reaches the ground. You could try shouting up to them “Are you all right?”, but the chances are they’ll be shouting “I don’t owe you £2.40!” so loudly that they will be incapable of giving a rational response. In any case they usually are all right until they reach the ground.
The main thing from the First Aid point of view is not to be underneath them when they reach it (see below). Once the patient has safely landed, you should:
- Ascertain whether they are wearing a watch
- Check the time. If it is nearly time for lunch, go and eat. Regular mealtimes are essential to the healthy functioning of a healthy body
- If it is still not quite lunchtime or you know lunch will be late, unloosen the watch
- Slip the watch into your pocket
- Creep away
- Say nothing to anyone
Number 38: Being Fallen on from a Cliff
If you should happen to glance up and see a body hurtling off a cliff down towards you,
- Try Shouting “Fall over there!’
- There is no point 2