pnw_diver
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I'm rescue certified, and have not been involved in a rescue situation. I'd like to think that the presence of video cameras would not affect my actions with respect to the rescue.
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How about you? Would it affect your decision to attempt to help? If so, do you think knowing that your actions were being videotaped would limit the scope of your involvement?
I would also like to ask that those who reply indicate whether or not they have been rescue trained, and whether or not they have ever been involved in a real scuba rescue situation. I can answer in the affirmative on both of those questions ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Yeah, if you find yourself burying the victim in a shallow grave under cover of night, that should raise a few red flags in your mind.That is the one that gets people.....there was a case where the defendant had attempted a tracheotomy on a person who was choking, the defendant had "seen it on tv", and when the victim bled to death the defendant "panicked" and bred the body in the victim's yard....he was very surprised to be charged with murder...
Yeah, if you find yourself burying the victim in a shallow grave under cover of night, that should raise a few red flags in your mind.
Those are the kind of videos lawyers love to have in a civil negligence suit. There is no reason people should be videotaping a victim/patient while others are trying to save their life.