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Controlling factors
Medically diagnosed psychiatric condition
A sudden event or its immediate aftermath
Primary victim
(PV)
Primary victim
(cases)
The 'thin skull' rule
Secondary Victim
(SV)
Secondary Victim
policy-oriented control mechanisms
The Alcock control mechanisms
Rescuers
'assumption of responsibility' cases
Unwilling participants
Traditional distinction between PV and SV
Limitation period
