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Terms and conditions apply.
If your duty is to cover and maintain safety in one area you cannot be penalised for not going to another area as doing so would be neglecting your duty so it negates any other duty to render assistance.
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You are correct.
EDIT: ...or maybe not. I'm not sure how law should be interpreted here.
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Also if a person has chosen to enter an area where it is indicated that they do so at their own risk then they have agreed that they are doing so at their own risk and cannot blame anyone but themselves.
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I agree with this.
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Think again but in context, if you was an on duty paramedic doing your job what would the correct outcome be if you left your job to go and do something else?
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Depends on what resources were available. In medical emergency case if one person could handle (two paramedics in ambulance) first incident and delay would not cause harm to first patient then I would split the team: one goes to assist another emergency while other ask for extra resources and takes care of first patient. If that is not possible I would ask (=effectively order) bystanders it there were any to take care of new patient and request another unit (fire engine, ambulance, police etc.) to assist with new patient.
Articles I have read gave impression that in Mr. Lopez case other lifeguards were aware of situation and moved to cover area now without own lifeguard (some articles are written like Mr. Lopez was just one of two lifeguards in that sector).
Its a bit hard to discuss about this case based on news articles as they seem to be describing different incident.
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Read my comment slightly above...
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Try this one for size kraznji.
There is a river in town, next to one bridge(this bridge is important) there is the Garda barracks, some of those guards are trained and have equipmeent for water rescues.
At the next bridge down there is the fire station some of those firemen are trained and equipped for water rescue.
Down at the docks there is the lifeboat station, the RNLI are bloody amazing.
Along the sea shore to the West there are lifeguards stationed on the beaches.
Under certain conditions that first bridge gets a rather good standing wave in one section, that wave now contains a jumper.
Who should attempt a rescue and who should not attempt a rescue and who should not leave their post even though it is in the vicinity?
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Hard to say as I don't know that town.
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My suggestion to one sergeant who has pulled that particuar "suicide" jumper out of the wave several times is to forget his duty and drown the bastard next time  |
Although I know its kinda wrong to do that but I would recommend same thing.