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Sloss wrote:
afraid of the 'litigation culture' we seem to be getting more and more
Not sure why 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
1st Nov 2013 8:59 pm
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sacimiddx wrote:
Did you feel secure and safe with your actions as you were in the D4 - or was there no time for that sort of thought ?
I guess I do feel more secure in the D4 when compared to a normal car but I am not sure this went through my mind. In equal regard I have to accept that a D3/D4 coming the other way may not have been agile enough to avoid me.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Robbie,
Well done....it's refreshing to know that there are people out there who are prepared to get stuck in...after 30 years in the services i witnessed and dealt with numerous events and unfortunately it was all too often people would be in a hurry and only concerned in their own all too petty world...
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1st Nov 2013 9:06 pm
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1st Nov 2013 9:06 pm
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Robbie,you do yourself an injustice....While many do turn away out of indifference,as Russell sadly seems to have experienced (which is pathetic) many people react to traumatic situations in different ways.....we sadly lost a diver on the slipway last summer, after working on him for ages......one of our newer crewmembers,who we thought was the type of person who could deal with anything, was deeply affected for about a month afterwards....it's not always lack of interest that causes people to turn their backs....it just takes a special type of person to help when it's really needed ....that young lady was lucky it was that person that was first on the scene "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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1st Nov 2013 9:10 pm
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Robbie you're modesty does you as much credit as your actions.Displaced Yorkshireman.
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1st Nov 2013 9:27 pm
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1st Nov 2013 9:34 pm
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Well done Robbie your a credit to yourself and the service!2007 D3 HSE Artic Frost Silverish
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1st Nov 2013 9:39 pm
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Top marks Robbie All that I Pay my Psychiatrist is the price of Feed and Hay.....and he listens to me All Day
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1st Nov 2013 10:13 pm
Russell
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DG wrote:
Sloss wrote:
afraid of the 'litigation culture' we seem to be getting more and more
Not sure why
If you are trained by St John you can take out insurance to protect yourself. Has been cases in the past where people in this country have gone for conpensation but they have always come away with pennies literallyMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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1st Nov 2013 10:21 pm
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1st Nov 2013 10:36 pm
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Russell wrote:
DG wrote:
Sloss wrote:
afraid of the 'litigation culture' we seem to be getting more and more
Not sure why
If you are trained by St John you can take out insurance to protect yourself. Has been cases in the past where people in this country have gone for conpensation but they have always come away with pennies literally
I've been trained by St.John for the last 15 years for FA@W and for the last 10 years for Defib resus...they have always indemnified trained persons for free while certificates are valid
In truth there are very few i.e count on one hand examples of peeps having action against them for trying to help which is why I was saying "not sure why" 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
1st Nov 2013 10:43 pm
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Awesome
What's apalling about this story is the 45 minutes it took for the ambulance to arrive.
2nd Nov 2013 7:05 am
RRR207
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Everybody has a 'duty of care' but they must only act within their own level of competence .....
ie: you mustn't do anything you are not trained and competent to do, if you step over that line you open yourself to trouble but you would only have yourself to blame.
Healthcare professionals can be prosecuted for NOT stopping at the scene of an accident to provide assistance but it must still be with their level of competence, just because you're a nurse you would not be expected to perform surgery at the roadside! This does assume somebody spots them not stopping, it is one reason why staff are advised not to wear their uniform outside of their workplace.
Just protecting the casualty from further injury can be a very important step, for instance preventing a motorcyclist from removing their helmet until a suitably qualified professional has assessed them for spinal injury.
We can all do our bit in an accident situation.
HOWEVER ..... the most important thing is to protect yourself
..... we have all read the stories about potential heroes becoming victims. I appreciate it is not always easy to stand back & not jump in to help a fellow human being in distress.
Having said all that ..... well done Robbie
Forces personnel are usually well trained in first aid & calm in a crisis, I suppose (just my opinion) that's why so many of them join the emergencies services when they get discharged?Nick
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