You are in your car waiting to make a right-hand turn at an intersection. The drivers ahead of you begin honking at a stopped vehicle blocking the turning lane, and then start driving around it. As you drive by the stopped vehicle as well, you notice the driver has his eyes closed. Although your first inclination is to continue driving by just as many other people did, you start to believe that this particular person needs immediate medical attention. Your assessment is an example of which necessary step for bystander intervention?

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Interpreting the situation as an emergency is the step being described. You noticed the event when you saw the stopped vehicle and the driver with his eyes closed, but interpreting the situation as an emergency involves understanding that the person might need medical attention, which is different from just noticing something unusual.

You Are in Your Car Waiting to Make a Right-Hand