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re: Debate on Video from tonight's Arkansas tornado (Warning: graphic)
Posted on 4/28/14 at 12:15 am to Wishnitwas1998
Posted on 4/28/14 at 12:15 am to Wishnitwas1998
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Now, we don't know the whole story but
There is no but. We don't know the whole story. It's stupid to judge this guy off of a 30 second clip when we don't know any details. Perhaps the clip stopped bc he stopped his car and got out. Perhaps he had small children in there with him and he's gotta take care of his family first and foremost.
Bunch of OTB superheroes I tell ya.
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Posted on 4/28/14 at 12:17 am to Wishnitwas1998
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That's just my opinion, what does the board think?
My brother had to stop to let the tornado pass just south of Mayflower on I-40. Afterwards, several people got out of their cars & had windows down. They heard people screaming others' names. They called 911 and were told to stay put & not to venture into the affected areas because of downed power lines, etc. If many of them got hurt or needed assistance because they went into that area, they'd be making it harder for first responders & other emergency workers.
This post was edited on 4/28/14 at 12:18 am
Posted on 4/28/14 at 12:35 am to wmr
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There are children shrieking in pain in that video.
I thought I saw a woman shrieking in that video (could be wrong since I can't check anymore) but here's the thing: if you're shrieking that loudly you're typically gonna be ok - that's usually the sign of emotional pain, fear, and/or grief rather than severe injury. Screams that heart rending are often a good sign for physical well being but not great emotionally/mental trauma wise. Medically speaking it's often when people are quietly moaning or making no sound at all that things get real. We know this guy stopped to help from the comment section and I'd caution that despite the screams we heard sometimes audio equipment picks it up far better than human ears, especially higher pitched sounds.
It was an awful video to watch but I'm not sure folks are being fair. He wasn't a storm chaser just a regular guy who was likely pretty traumatized himself and didn't know what to do. And of course, we don't know all the facts.
I would like to think I'd have stopped but you just don't know until you're in that situation.
Also, for all we know there was no place for him to pull over until the end of that clip. Cars were scattered everywhere.
This post was edited on 4/28/14 at 12:41 am
Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:42 am to Prof
Reminds me of the Joplin tornado when the news reporter was on seen minutes after. All he did was talk. Nobody chastised him.
As a first responder the first thing we are taught is to observe the scene. If its dangerous, don't go in. There's no need to have more injuries added.
As a first responder the first thing we are taught is to observe the scene. If its dangerous, don't go in. There's no need to have more injuries added.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 10:50 am to Wishnitwas1998
I'm not going to judge the guy. If he has no medical training there's not much he can do without putting himself in danger and complicating things for first responders when they arrive.
The debris from these storms pose a hazard by themselves. Add in the type of injuries that victims suffer... head, neck, etc... and an untrained person could cause more harm than good.
We can all say that we'd jump out of our vehicles and run to victims to try to help, but the reality is that you don't know how you'll act until you're in that situation.
The debris from these storms pose a hazard by themselves. Add in the type of injuries that victims suffer... head, neck, etc... and an untrained person could cause more harm than good.
We can all say that we'd jump out of our vehicles and run to victims to try to help, but the reality is that you don't know how you'll act until you're in that situation.
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