Conway....
I consider helicopters to be re-usable containers of humans.....they are there to protect and transport the contents. If they become scrap while doing that....then that is a cost of doing business. In an emergency....the very least of my worries is what "They" think about my actions.
As was explained by "Another"....I see the priority sequence as being save yourself...then the aircraft....and worry about the ramifications later. I will use up the aircraft in reducing the damage to the occupants if it comes to that.