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Collection: Policies & Procedures

Occasionally, people may become confined to a space and are not able to free themselves for their own benefit. More often, children are locked inside a vehicle and unable to get out. This may have been caused by accident, negligence or intentionally. The possibility of an adult with physical or developmental capabilities may also find themselves in such a predicament. Environmental conditions may cause the situation to quickly deteriorate and, depending on the circumstances, this may or may not become an emergency.

Depending on the information available to the telecommunicator, he/she may use their discretion to provide the quickest possible aid for the situation at hand. When using discretion, the telecommunicator should assess the environment and the capabilities of both persons on scene and responders. For example, because Cayman is a hot tropical location, a child locked in a vehicle with no ventilation or air conditioning is at much higher risk of danger than if the car was running with the air conditioner on.

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11th February 2014, 1:43pm