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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Someone is attacking people with a knife or sharp weapon nearby.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wielding blade, people scattering, screams at market or transit hub.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Victim clutching abdomen or neck with blood.
Scene hazards: Close-quarters attack, Friendly panic, Bloodborne exposure
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move perpendicular to attacker path — not straight line if they chase.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Throw objects to distract only if escape blocked — then run.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Barricade in shop, room, or behind parked vehicle.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If victim nearby: direct pressure, do not remove embedded object.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. "Knife attack at [location]. Attacker [description/direction]."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Request ambulance for stab victims separately.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Any penetration chest/abdomen/neck needs immediate surgery.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Multiple stab wounds or pale clammy victim — shock, priority ambulance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT crowd around attacker — creates targets.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT remove knife stuck in body.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wrapping a jacket around your arm lets you safely disarm a knife attacker
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Trained officers use teams and tools. Civilians should escape and call police.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Amateur disarm attempts cause fatal stabs.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Edged weapons kill at close range fast — distance is primary defense.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stab wounds may look small but damage organs internally.