It is not that uncommon for people not to panic when something traumatic happens to them. As others have pointed out, when the adrenalen kicks in, a lot of people gain clarity of thought.
In the military, I saw more people panic when something bad "could" happen to them or when they witnessed something bad happening to someone else.
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