Re: Emergency response

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

Thank you Yvette,

You stated the role of a primary responder, regardless of the type of 
emergency, extremely well. To summarize, the primary responder is 
often not an expert and has a limited accountability. They need to 
recognize their limitations and not to exceed that boundary. They 
need to call upon the experts immediately when their expertise has 
been exhausted, and most importantly, they are not heroes. The 
primary safety and care is their own. Dead heroes don't help anyone.

Thank you again for a very well thought out posting. As I said, I 
believe you detailed the role of a primary responder extremely well.

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