[Avodah] Costa Concordia and halachah

[Eli Turkel]

 There are numerous teshuvot that discuss the priorities in cases of triage
and mass terror attacks.
I have never seen a posek use the mishna in Horiyot in these cases. The
normal psak is that one begins to save the person with the greatest chance
of surviving for a long time (hayei olam).
Once one begins saving someone then one cannot stop in the middle for
another person.
I have seen from Rav Zilbestein that perhaps one should first save a person
that all of Israel needs (in the gemara like Yoav).

In theory one need not put ones life in danger to save someone else. I
suspect (dont have anything immediate) that if ones job includes saving
other people than this doesnt apply.
Think of a lifesaver at a beach who refuses to save someone because there
are high waves. Of course one has to act with common sense. Even a life
saver doesnt jump in when the chances of drowning are greater than the
chances of saving the other person.

kol tuv

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Eli Turkel
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