Health Correspondent, BBC Wells News
When Eve Thomas found paramedics treating his badly injured father in an accident scene, he was surrounded by photos and videos to share on social media.
The loved ones were then accidentally told that Ev’s father had died, as online speculation used to travel fast with truth.
Eve has supported a campaign, urging people to think before sharing images of painful events, supported by emergency workers who say that these tasks have been interfered with their ability to save life and preserve dignity.
Inspector Nia Lamble said that there was a “seismic change” in the behavior of the audience in the scene of emergency events, often used to capture images instead of calling for help with the phone.
Eve was now 25, 17 years old, when her father, Nigel was knocked on her bicycle to return home from work as a delivery driver at Hirwun, Ronda Sinon TAF.
His school bus was one of the traffic that stopped at the scene after immediate, and saw that his father was involved.
“I was essentially in a bus full of other children who were making films and taking pictures and it was incredibly upset,” Eve said.
“He was treated by the air ambulance and he was filmed by people.”
Nigel maintained a serious painful brain injury and many other physical injuries. He was in a coma for a month and spent about nine months in the hospital.
Eve said that the incident was documented and discussed online “taken to his own life”.
“He was at a very weak point and there was no voice in it – he could not speak on it, and people were like doing it for him – it was not necessary to do that story out of there.”
While friends tried to take the material down from various online platforms, the fact that it was filmed or photographed in all is something that Eve has struggled.
“Even if this old phone is in a drawer, he has got the worst moment in my father’s whole life,” he said.
“Even if we have managed to get [the images] The effect of knowing that it was taken below that people will do so.
“If it was a person you or someone you like in that situation, can you take someone a minute and think – or will call for help – or you will film them and preserve it?”
The South Wales Police is urging the Inspector Lamley people to use their phone to use their phone, instead of living a person’s last moments.
“We are trying to give people as much dignity as possible in that weak moment,” said Inspel Lamble.
“When people take out their phones and take pictures of them or take them videos, we are losing control over it. We are not able to give them dignity.”
He said that as a police officer, there was a “seismic change” during 13 years.
“Now it just seems just go-two to make calls to help using their phone instead of people, they are using it for the film and uploaded on social media, for nothing more than the choice and comments.
“This is not with the intention of providing justice to anyone or helping that person in any way – you are robbing that person of dignity.”
Campaign, this is not your story, co-produced by Ms. Thomas and South Wales Trauma Network, which is made up of hospitals, emergency services and rehabilitation services.
‘To bring your last moments alive’
Inspect Lamble said that the police were being filmed by the members of the public, and he said that the officials should be held accountable.
“But when we see its effect on people that we are acting as a victim of crime or painful events such as car accidents or stab, it really hurts, because it completely contradicts what we are trying to do.
“On some occasions they are using their phones to live people – sometimes – their last moment.”
He recalled an incident where a 15 -year -old boy died and after trying to resume him, he and colleagues came to know that a member of the public had taken a picture and aired on social media that the teenager had died.
He said that he was trained to give a “death message” with dignity, which means that he would take time to create themselves before breaking the news to relatives.
“In this case, I literally had to run away from the scene to the house of this boy, who was immersed and out of breath and on his door, and said, ‘I really sorry, your son is dead’.
“It’s not how I had ever wanted to distribute the message, but I felt that I have to reach there before social media. You are walking against something that you have no control.
“For me, I made an dissatisfaction for that family.
“But I intercepted someone who was on his way to give his condolences, and more or less pushing them back from the front door,” [family] Don’t know’.”
The campaign was launched by the South Wales Trauma Network as the issue affects many affiliated businesses.
Network operating manager Andrea Bradley said that someone had recorded his efforts to support a person at the time of his need, with “a negative experience for all”, including professionals.
“I think it is really important to highlight the impact on employees,” he said.
“When people are recording them, the effect is really trying to save a life. The impact is very big. It is a big responsibility on that member of the employees.
“I have never forgotten any patient who has been involved in any serious accident – or their family and loved ones. They stay with me forever.
“We arrived for every blue light service and asked him about the effect – each of them came back and said that we have an experience that is negative and we want to be a part of this campaign.”