I can’t imagine not going out to offer first aid to someone in need and I don’t think the safety aspect would occur to me. Of course I’d be on the phone to emergency services so they’d know if anything untoward happened to me.
Not for me. Naked, bleeding people who appear on my doorstep, regardless of their sex/race/ethnicity/etc are more likely than not potential dangers.
Personally, the first thing I think when I see someone naked and bleeding is, “Something bad happened to that person and he/she likely needs help,” not, “this person is out to harm me.”
For example, I find it highly unlikely that such a person is going to have a weapon available.
In the case of a carrier of blood borne disease, (s)he is covered with a weapon.
So I don’t mess with their bloody bits. Or if I feel compelled to–if it seems my rudimentary assistance might be the difference for someone in serious trouble–I put on the latex gloves in the regulation first aid kit.
Knowing the mother inside me I wouldn’t think twice about helping, including bringing him in once I called 911. He’s naked and bleeding for goodness sake! It might cost me my life but I can tell you my immediate reaction would be to bring him inside.
At that time of the night my SO would be home so if I didn’t bring him in, the SO would anyway.
I think it’s more of a question of “Whom/what are they running from, and will they bring doom upon people within my own household?”.
Maybe it changes a little then, but I am still calling 911 first and probably not going to go outside. Blood could be fake or someone elses, the person who did this could still be outside, it could be a setup, so many dangerous factors and the police respond very fast in my town. But yes I might not react cautious enough and I might endanger my family which would not be the wisest course. But 911 is still first no matter what.
Good for you, I doubt most people have latex gloves handy though. I might have a pair in my shop, might not. I think the box was used up.
Good point.
I’m not sure what I’d do. I live in an apartment building so the whole porch issue doesn’t come up for me. Plus, we always have a doorman on duty so even if I did see someone bleeding outside, I wouldn’t have to deal with it alone…
I’m not sure what I would do if it were just me, though. I think I’ve seen A Clockwork Orange one too many times to just let the guy in…
Me too. It would depend on whether I was alone in the house and how agitated the guy seemed to be. Like if he was ringing my doorbell, knocking desperately calling for help vs. pounding on the door and windows yelling that the demons were biting him as he pulled out clumps of his own hair.
In most cases, it would be call 911, let him into the front hall (there is an interior door with locks, so I could let him in without letting him in). Give the guy a blanket and if he seemed calm and rational, bring out the first aid kit.
If you don’t have a regulation first aid kit in your home and another in your vehicle, you should.
Not in the least. Actually, for me it’d make me even more weary of the person if they were female.
They’re standard in First Aid kits. Do most people not have first aid kits? 
I didn’t realize.
Too many women already in your life?
Might be worth starting a poll, but I doubt most people do.
I’ve been that man, except for the naked part, and if the first house hadn’t let me in I’d be dead (it was the only house within a mile.) This was a woman alone in a farm house at 5am and she let me in. I still have a debt to repay and will open my door to the first bloody person who asks.
BTDT. She was female, though my actions are the same regardless of gender.
I never answer the door without a large-caliber firearm. Ever. Too many crazies in the world.
My nominal vote would be stay inside, call 911, since you don’t know what events led to this situation and the perps could be nearby, but when you throw in freezing temps, well even I have to show a little compassion.
The “victim” would be let in, and I’d let them know I’m helping them as long as they remain calm and not a problem. Start being a problem, out you go to await the po-po.
I would not leave them alone, and they would not have the chance to see my family members.
I help others in trouble all the time, but I don’t jeopardize my family when doing so.
I would let him in. But I’m a big guy, and there is an aluminum bat beside the door, which would be in my hand, and a Rottweiler and Pit Bull would be standing beside me (both absolute pussies who just crave affection, but he wouldn’t know that.) What harm could he do? I suppose he could overpower me, but I’m betting naked, bleeding and potentially hypothermic would swing the odds in my favor.
It would be hard to turn someone away who is in so much distress.
We have a corridor in the shared area of the house, so for me I’d be happy to let them in there, where at least it’s not freezing, find a blanket I don’t mind getting a bit bloodstained , call an ambulance/whatever the operator wants to send, maybe give him a cup of tea if he looks too shivery and the emergency services are running slow. I’ll be wary, but he’ll be a bit limited on easy access weapon hiding places…
We do have an intercom system though, sound only, and no way to visually check who’s there, so I suppose someone ranting incoherently that I didn’t know was naked and bleeding might not be able to get their needs across. It’s quite a dodgy area, but a main street, inner city, so there’s always a lot of other people around. I doubt anyone would manage to freeze invisibly here.