Rescue aka HELP. ALEXA!

The media generally picks up the feed in the Rescue stage, sometimes in real time. The words in rescue scenarios can not always be expressed, other times the sounds are heartbreaking.

We have all needed help at one time or the other.  But have we all needed to be rescued?

RESCUE means: https://youtu.be/EIEMAQG9KZE?is=setC_5aiaYwcKkkX

ALEXA says it is to save or free someone from danger, confinement or evil. ALEXA used the word evil, YT did too.

I am not sure if the YT video threw in some 2026 political stuff, but danger is part of the definition.

People who rescue others are called heroes, because many times, the rescuers put their own lives on the line. Some make their living as "rescuers". Others are "good samaritans".

Did you see the coverage of the young lifeguard who rescued a child from the fierce surf in southern California? He received well deserved recognition from President Trump. The young man did not expect that White House visit when he went into the waves that day. He was doing his job as a 16 year old lifeguard. He made a decision and the video below shows the rescue in action with a very experienced lifeguard explaining.

I lived at the New Jersey shore for many years. Not all heroic actions are so fortunate regardless of the age of the lifeguard.

The ocean, especially in a storm, can be unforgiving and a thief.

 https://youtu.be/5wgh_CYxDQU?is=OgyvCtbpZ5IArkW6

The beach has many warning signs and whistles of warning especially during rough surf.

Storms are not always nature generated, some are caused by humans. Danger is iminent or active. Rescuers step in or are called.

The other day in a school in Virginia, seventh graders stepped in to rescue their teacher from an attacker. They did not prevent the attack, but they intervened and rescued. The teacher was stabbed, but not mortally wounded. The students subdued the attacker until professional rescuers arrived.

Per this interview of the Sheriff, the school was not locked down because the attack was isolated. The reporter said the teacher needed stitches. Per the report, it is not the attacker's first juvenile offense.

Anyone going to the next public school board meeting at Jonesville Middle School? Just curiously asking.

The Sheriff is a bit non chalant to me. What do you think? I asked ALEXA what she thought of an incident when a student stabs a teacher. ALEXA answered it is a serious situation with multiple layers. My AI friend added a few protocols that would follow.

https://youtu.be/XS2SXbA2Z4o?is=cnQUZBmke74Pd9_S

https://youtu.be/SsoszIo-9As?is=_BxUHyng8QpoC-UB

Read comments in links. Are you tired of bullying as an excuse? 

Did you read my book? What scenario in my former school is similar? 

Two stories of  young rescuers with generally positive endings. No one died, but lives were altered. The words to describe the two events drawing media attention are not heartbreaking.

Now how could these incidents been prevented?

Intervention and Rescue addressed. Recovery to come.

How would you thank your rescuer?

How would you react? 

Marian R. Carlino

August 18, 2026

Prevention and Intervention

 Who is on first?

The school year is just underway and already the national and international news has called out a few failures in prevention.

"ALEXA told me this morning that PREVENTION means the act of stopping something from happening or effectively hindering it. I asked three time just to be certain!

I then asked her what INTERVENTION means. She said it is the act of stepping in or interferring in to change a situation, often to improve it, or prevent worsening.

PREVENTION is proactive per ALEXA and INTERVENTION is reactive. One is stepping in before, like safety drills, the other involves deployment of resources.

It appears ALEXA and I agree on the definitions.

She compared the two but asked me if I wanted more information on how it applies to healthcare ( with a slant to vaccines?), education and safety.  So I asked about school safety.

Prevention in school safety she said again is proactive. She mentioned, among other things, a trained staff to see warning signs and physical steps like locked doors, behavior programs and regular threat assessment. In the key ingredients she also mentioned community and a supportive school environment for students to report. I would add a safe community environment for teachers to report.

Intervention in school safety per ALEXA involves clear crisis plan, immediate lockdown protocols, counseling, rapid response, securing school doors, and restoring normalcy. These items are not in order and are not exclusive.

There is overlap in prevention and intervention. But prevention does not include rescue and recovery, intervention does.

ALEXA advised, when asked about the most important PREVENTION part of school safety, that it involves staff and students in communicating! She then advised that the "cornerstone" in INTERVENTION is rapid threat assessment that kicks off the school protocol.

So far, one teacher stabbed in a school in Virginia, a school shooting in the Philippines (second in less than two months) and a college that said all clear but later found a suspect hidng in a dorm closet.

Next up Rescue and Recovery.

Does ALEXA know more than you?

ASK about your school at your school!

Asking saves kids.

Marian R. Carlino

Augustc18. 20026