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A person may not respond in an emergency because of fear they will make something worse or the idea that they will just get in the way.

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One reason that may prevent someone from acting in an emergency is being in shock. Depending on the situation the person could just freeze and not know what to do.

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Some people are afraid, and others are not sure if they should intervene. Some people just do not care.

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They may not know how to respond, and therefore are unable to help.

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when things are just happening so fast, it hard to even think straight yet alone trying to act on it, when it might not even be your place

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They could be afraid to catch a virus.

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One reason that someone would hesitate to help with an emergency is that they're scared any panicking

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One reason that someone would hesitate to help with an emergency is that they're scared any panicking

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Something that causes a person to not act during an emergency is fear. Fear can cause a person to panic and not be able to react.

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People might be in such shock that they do not help, maybe they are scared that they might do more damage then help. Some might feel like they are putting themselves at risk.

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they could be unsure what to do because not everyone goes through something that u have to call 911 for so it new and scary

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being in shocked and unprepared is a reason that pervents people from helping in emergencies alot of times people dont expect accidents to happen and if they dont know how to help the situation on top of that they wont help.

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A reason why someone would not act in an emergency is maybe because they are in shock and don't know what to do at the moment. Some times its there fault and don't want to admit it.

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A reason why someone might not want to step in during an emergency is due to fear/shock. A lot of people don't know how to handle emergencies, as emotions can influence their decisions and how they react to things, and they might be overwhelmed to the point that they don't know what to do.

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One of the most common reasons a person will hesitate to step in is for fear of their own safety.

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A person can be in shock from what happened and not know how to help or not be able to help.

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An individual may be physically unable to help. For example, if a person in a wheelchair was home alone, not near a phone, and fell, they could potentially be trapped in that position until aid came along by chance.

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Sarah Florido          They assume someone else may take action 

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Sarah Florido          They assume someone else may take action 

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1. They might be confused on what to do and may feel that someone else is better equipped  to help.

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if you do something wrong the blame all falls onto you

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There are many factors that may keep people from helping in an emergency is that they could be shocked or they may be afraid of causing more trauma to the person.

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Someone might not take quick action when seeing an emergency because they could be scared or maybe even not know the seriousness of what happened.

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i think the only thing that would stop someone from being in danger is if theyre in dnger too

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if something happened such as witnessing a murder or anything, id be shocked at what i saw because i for one have never seen it happen and id be scared to say something because i wouldn't want to be in that persons place.

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Someone panicking

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Someone might not know what to do

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They might freeze up and panic. They might be in shock and forget what to do

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Someone might avoid getting involved in an emergency because they are worried about making things worse.

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Might appear to be a joke or be a serious problem. People may be able to be talked through the emergency over the phone, like with a dispatcher.

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Someone might not take action in an emergency if they are uneducated as to what situations are emergencies.

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A reason someone might not act in an emergency is if maybe they don't know how to help. They could also be not in the physical condition to help, lets say for example someone needs help and someone who broke their legs is in a wheelchair and can't help.

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The reason is they could be capable of responding to an emergency. For example I can go to a vehicle fire and go put the fire out and have the others empower (Disconnect battery and engine from the vehicle) the vehicle.

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Law suits are a reason to not take action for example if someone was in a car accident and you pull them out without supporting the neck properly and they cant walk again because of you thats gonna be an awful case in court.

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maybe they wouldn't do anything if they don't know what they are doing because they aren't professional

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Something that keeps people away is that if they hurt the person even more then what they are they could get sued and get in big trouble.

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a factor the could keep someone from helping a student from being harassed or harmed could be embarrassment. they want to fit in with the wrong crowd.

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A factors that can keep people from acting in an emergency is if that person is injured during the emergency. For example, if a person is a victim of a car crash and is debilitated as a result, then that person would not be able to act in the emergency.

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A factors that can keep people from acting in an emergency is if that person is injured during the emergency. For example, if a person is a victim of a car crash and is debilitated as a result, then that person would not be able to act in the emergency.

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Factors that prevent someone from taking action in an emergency

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Factors that prevent someone from taking action in an emergency

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Someone would be shock. If I saw a family member get shot or something, I would be in too much shock to take immediate action. Also, laws and rules could be more harmful than you stepping in.

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One reason someone might hesitate to take action during an emergency is self-doubt. They may not believe they are capable of helping the person in need.

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One reason someone might hesitate to take action during an emergency is self-doubt. They may not believe they are capable of helping the person in need.

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Factors that prevent from taking actions in emergencies

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Factors that prevent from taking actions in emergencies

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One reason someone might fail to take action in an emergency is if the person panics. They might doubt themselves or their ability to help.

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Lawsuit is one reason that can prevent a person from taking action in an emergency.

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