It's easy to say what one should have done but when someone's senses are assaulted with the unimaginable, you don't know how you would react. I saw my 2 year old child near death from a drowning accident and I was frozen in fear, even though I knew I should have immediately commenced to performing CPR. I could not even dial 911 until I forced myself to discontinue panic mode and to concentrate on pushing 3 buttons to save my child's life. Luckily someone who was there was able to begin CPR and his life was saved. Later, looking back I realized that the shock of seeing my child blue and not breathing stunned me so much that I could not react rationally. I absolutely understand how one can make irrational judgements when seeing a loved one near death and/or dying right in front of your very eyes. Everyone reacts differently to traumatizing events.