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Last updated: 02 Mar, 2018
Ann is a military nurse taking part in a military convoy in Afghanistan as a member of the medical support team. The convoy passes a crossroads where a traffic accident between Afghan civilian vehicles just took place. One Afghan national is unconscious, bleeding profusely. Anne judges that the situation of this victim is life-threatening. He needs the bleeding stopped, probably also cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. The Rules of Engagement (RoE) however do not permit a military convoy to stop because of the risk for ambushes or suicide attacks. Ann is torn between her personal, subjective wish to give possibly life-saving first aid to this victim or obeying the RoE directive to prevent suicide attacks by insurgents which can entail multiple victims in the convoy. Source: Report from course participant Questions for the discussion of this scenarioWhat should Ann do?
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Last updated: 02 Mar, 2018
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