On 12/05/2015 08:24, scott wrote:
> As part of our student recruitment process we usually give them a short
> group task to do first, just to break the ice and for us to observe
> their personalities.
>
> Anyway, part of the one they were given yesterday was to decide which
> order to rescue people trapped in a mine. Due to the logistics of the
> rescue it was very likely they would not be able to get them all out
> before they drowned.
>
> They were given a paragraph about each person trapped: their age, sex,
> name, whether they had any children, what their job was, any other
> hobbies/community activities, heath problems etc.
>
> That then got me thinking, real rescue teams surely have a set criteria
> and process they use to make decisions like this? They can't afford to
> waste time discussing in a hectic manner who to save first. Google
> didn't show up anything, maybe I don't know the correct words or phrases
> to use.
>
> Any ideas or comments? What criteria would you use to decide?


I would say none of the above criteria should be used. They are a 
distraction.

My order of priority would be:
1. Those who could save themselves without help.
2. Those who could save themselves with a little help.
3. Follow the triage procedures that Le_Forgeron linked to.

If there was no danger and you needed to prioritise who to treat. Bare 
in mind that the quiet victims may be more seriously injured than the 
loud ones. They tend to retreat into themselves.

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Regards
     Stephen

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