The news articles I’ve read said that this team was from a particularly poor part of Thailand; soccer was seen as a way for them to improve their situation perhaps by being scouted for a better team. I’m sure these boys will get good physical and mental health care.
I was under the impression that most of the boys were from Mae Sai which is actually a prosperous town:
https://depositphotos.com/136096926/stock-photo-mae-sai-thailand-feb-26.html
Dunno—this and similar articles say that many of the players come from poor families.
In the USA. Doctors can certainly administer trauma care or anything resembling a life threatening situation for any child. Without parental consent. Traffic accidents falls drownings over dose. Poisoning burn victims etc. happens every day.
In US, good samatarian laws generally protect folks who provide care in emergency situations. After the emergency has passed, consent of parent or guardian is required in the US. No knowledge of Thai law.
Let’s focus on the kids and have good vibes here.
Agree. Just want the last 4 and their coach to get out okay, along with all the rescuers, volunteers before any potential flooding comes. Sending good vibes!
So it sounds like it isn’t clear whether they will stick with the “4 pack” plan that has been working, and leave one person behind for yet another attempt. Or try to do 5 in the last group. I’m assuming the coach would stay behind if they did that?
Most reporters are saying they think the last rescue will be 5 instead of 4. There is speculation that the coach may already be out.
I will be so glad when they are all out and okay. I wake up in the middle of the night (bathroom or dog making noise) and my first thought is wondering if they have rescued another kid. I won’t let myself get up and check the internet because then I will be wide awake and never get back to sleep, but I am so worried about the dangers involved. Those divers are truly heroes. I hope somehow the families know how many thousands (or millions) of people are following their saga and sending good vibes.
There is a lot of speculation flying around. I’m sure the rescuers will use their best professional judgement to make the rescue as safe as possible. They’ve done an incredible job so far and they all deserve a lot of credit. I’m sure they’re all beyond exhausted.
One thing to remember is that even if they can only rescue 4, the person not rescued won’t necessarily be alone because medics and others can be with him. H reminded me of that because I was fretting a bit.
I have been very impressed by the high degree of professionalism and cooperation in this huge undertaking.
They simply can’t leave the last person (coach) alone. The mental stress is as bad as it is already. One last straw could lead to irreversible decisions.
I read today that 18 divers accompanied the four boys brought out today. My understanding was that there were 8 divers who accompanied the four boys brought out yesterday. Perhaps more divers were used today to practice for the possibility of bringing five out tomorrow. I’m desperately looking for ways to believe the last five will come out tomorrow.
Yes, I really hope they will bring our all 5 tomorrow. They’ve had 18 divers both days, from what I’ve read.
I think they will be able to figure out how to do it with 5. They’re amazingly resourceful and have achieved so much. It’s not clear whether the coach had already been rescued — so many unconfirmed reports.
One can’t really second guess these experts who are putting their lives on the line. If they can manage 5, it would save all of them one more trip to rescue as well. They know all of this.
Is the doctor still with the kids and coach?
They are not bringing them out in groups of 4. There is about an hour between each group of 2 rescuers and one boy. It seems as if four was the limit just because those 8 guides are each doing a specific job, and then there are 10 others also going back and fourth. Maybe the 10 have jobs to make sure the passages are clear, rocks haven’t shifted, change the canisters? Supposedly, there are 90 people in the cave, pumping water, dealing with the O2.
I think the only reason they couldn’t bring out all 5 tomorrow is if they didn’t have enough guides or couldn’t bring enough O2 canisters into the tunnels at the same time. I really hope they can get them all tomorrow, and all the extra people can return too.
Safety for the rescuers too.
I am also hoping this is huge PR for meditation. Seriously.
According to CNN, the third rescue attempt has begun…
Yes, I think meditation played a huge role in keeping the asst coach and all the boys calm and in as good shape as possible so they could cooperate in the rescues.
Meditation is underrated. It allowed me to deliver both babies comfortably without sedation or any chemicals.
The cave situation is very fluid—I’m sure the folks in charge of the rescue are trying to keep extraneous people at a minimum so there are no glitches and to minimize CO2 buildup. None of us really know more than what the media releases and those are sometimes unconfirmed reports that are later proven WRONG!