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You're right you can't hurt a dead person. But I'm not talking about dealing with a dead person, I'm dealing with a dying person. Dying is the action of a living person in a precarious position. I've lost a couple of people over the past couple of years who were very close to me. I know for a fact one of these personal tragedies could have been prevented and the other I possibly could have affected, and to say I've lost sleep over them is an understatement. But if I had been directly responsible in some way, not necessarily as a cause but even as a contributing factor, I hate to even think about it. As living beings we live and we die; I will do what I can to help with the first part, but want no role in the second. Travis >From: "MHK" <mhkane@pr*.ne*> >To: "Travis Pawliuk" <oroborus@th*.co*> >Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >Subject: Re: Legalities of purging someone >Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 09:07:56 -0800 > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Travis Pawliuk <oroborus@th*.co*> > >> I agree that if your only concern is the lawyers there is a problem with >your reaction in an emergency. But that hasn't been the only argument given >against it. The procedure does have the capability to do great harm as well >as great good. >> I personaly would prefer to use the more standard rescue procedures and >have the victim die despite my efforts than use a procedure where they could >die because of my efforts. > >Fair enough position. I guess my only comment to that is with respect to >the standard rescue procedure that you allude to, is based upon tried and >true techniques. What George is suggesting has been tried and it has >worked. I understand your thinking but something that was said to me in my >rescue class years ago is * you can't hurt someone who is already dead* so >why not try everything you can??? > > >Later ------------------------------------------------------------ Mr Hat's Hell Hole - We ARE South Park - http://www.thehellhole.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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