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Re:Japan to fund firms to shift production out of China by catalogia on Thursday April 09, 2020 @12:26PM (#22824132)
> after all, as the EMS mantra goes, the safety of the rescuer takes priority over the rescue

Years back when I was trained as a lifeguard, this point was repeatedly emphasized. The first thing you do when you see somebody who needs help is to review the situation for any environmental hazard that could harm you too. It makes no sense to run up to somebody laying on the ground only to slip on the same puddle and crack your skull too. That would only make the situation worse.

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Re:Japan to fund firms to shift production out of China by fuzzybeard on Thursday April 09, 2020 @01:16PM (#22824840)
Certified first responder here. It was drilled into our training that our safety comes first.

Imagine you rush to help someone and get hurt. Now, you can't help that person AND now there are 2 people that need aid instead of 1. So that 1 ambulance you called out is no longer sufficient.

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