“I should have saved them” can bring someone back to one moment repeatedly. This article distinguishes wanting to help, information and resources available then, actual duties and an outcome one person may not control. It requires no reconstruction of danger, proof of innocence or acceptance of blame in advance. You can read only the section on help today, skip the rest and stop. A civilian and a professional may need different answers; the article supplies no legal verdict for either. If present distress, trusted company or immediate safety matters more, moral examination can wait. Unknowns about the past should not close access to help today.