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Podcast: Pre-Hospital Care Podcast
Episode: Learning from Diving Incidents: Justice, Stories, and Accountability with Gareth Lock
Description: In this episode, we reflect on the article “Asking Why. Telling Stories. Owning Accountability” and its lessons for both the diving community and pre-hospital care. The piece explores how adverse events are too often met with blame and silence, when what’s needed is open storytelling, systemic accountability, and visible learning. Drawing on three academic theses, the author argues for a shift from backward-looking, individual blame towards forward-looking, relational accountability approaches that foster trust, resilience, and safer systems.Barriers such as fear of reputational harm and legal concerns frequently stifle honest reflection. Yet, the article suggests that struct...