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Post by eddantes on Jan 4, 2006 8:10:31 GMT -5
I was at 7-11 at 6:00 this morning and saw that the newspapers said that the people trapped in the mine were alive...
I was on the Drudge Report at 6:15 and saw that 12 of the thirteen were dead.
15 minutes between joy and disappointment, for me... But I can't imagine the grief that the families of the victims are experiencing now, compounded by the false hope that was given last night.....
Tragic.
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Post by Sly Fox on Jan 4, 2006 9:44:31 GMT -5
Yeah, I was shocked when I flipped on Fox News last night after the game with them saying that apparently twleve had survived. It didn't sense based on my upbringing in mine country. Its a terrible tragedy. But most of you on here aren't old enough to remeber when we used to have these mining accidents all the time ... usually with much higher death tolls. Its great that this is being met as much shock today as it is.
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Post by PAmedic on Jan 4, 2006 15:22:38 GMT -5
one of the most dangerous industries out there, even thought its pretty heavily regulated. As far as the miscommunication re: the apparent survivors- victims families are so anxious for good news that they will believe what they want to believe. It happens alot in our business- as Emergency Service providers, we have to be VERY careful with the info we put out as to not misrepresent the facts to people that are emotionally distraught.
Very sad
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Post by thesportscritic on Jan 5, 2006 9:37:39 GMT -5
If I were them I would be mad at those people for lying to the families. But this is very sad and unfortunate that communication to the families was not up to speed on this day.
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Post by PAmedic on Jan 5, 2006 9:58:58 GMT -5
You'd be amazed how often this happens, its happened to me and I NEVER lie to patients or their families. People get completely irrational during crisis situations and this sort of thing happens. Emergency providers are very limited in what we can say, and when- which leads to free lancing and mis-information being circulated. Its VERY hard to combat, esp in the middle of an active rescue/recovery operation. Public relations is a nightmare for all involved.
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