Most people want to help if an injury occurs in a large crowd.

This aspect of human nature & community needs to be celebrated; but too many well-meaning protesters will only get in the way of assessing the injury and administering first aid (as well as compromising the injured person’s right to confidentiality) … SO if an injury does occur MelbSMC may:

• Ask you for room so we can get to the casualty..

  

  A Privacy Circle in Action

• Enlist bystanders to form a circle (facing outwards) to give the casualty privacy & so you can watch out for further hazards). This is called a Privacy Circle

• Give other protesters roles (phone, point of contact, runner, look-out)

• Ask you to identify and designate someone with a mobile phone to standby in case we need to call emergency services.

First Aid is NOT about consensus.

Street Medics will request your assistance firmly and politely – after all, there is a person who needs help and we don’t have time for another political meeting.