Re: What happens when a max security inmate is unconscious in their cell?
I can understand - but just as in "scene safety" - you don't want to be struck by a train as you zero in on a crash and run over to help the victims, lying by the train tracks - tunnel vision can kill you. Scene safety - better to have just one victim, instead of two. No one would fault a nurse to have protection for themselves before lifesaving measures are implemented - I do understand the gut reaction, but it's almost like having to stop, take a deep breath, then act. That must be a difficult job, though, I have to say. I would always imagine the potential threat from an inmate first and foremost. In my environment, inmates are shackled, so there's a degree of safety (though not much, but just enough) - and even with CO's there, I don't assume they're looking out for me.
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