lemonlime571
Army Veteran
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Mass Gen Laws:
Chapter 112: Section 12V. Exemption of certain individuals rendering emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation from civil liability
Section 12V. Any person, whose usual and regular duties do not include the provision of emergency medical care, and who, in good faith, attempts to render emergency care including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillation, and does so without compensation, shall not be liable for acts or omissions, other than gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, resulting from the attempt to render such emergency care.
Sad.Good for you guys.
In Ohio you are not covered by the liability blanket unless you ARE trained in CPR. Why they call it a Good Samaritan law here is beyond me.
******I think most of posters in this thread “get it”, they just seem to prefer to take the high road.
It’s nice to see that there are also “ethically honest and caring” people on this forum as the egocentric “ME” posts are tedious.
jkelly
See JonJ's post. We're ok here in MA. Sad that you need to pass laws like that to keep a Good Samaratin safe, but that's the world we live in now******
It would depend where and when and who. Not in the inner city, that`s for sure. On the highway, maybe if no one else was around. To many people are lawsuit happy and to many damn lawyers and liberal judges that love to hand out large payments.
Ohio Good Samaritan Law
§ 2305.23 Liability for emergency care.
No person shall be liable in civil damages for administering emergency care or treatment at the scene of an emergency outside of a hospital, doctor's office, or other place having proper medical equipment, for acts performed at the scene of such emergency, unless such acts constitute willful or wanton misconduct.
Nothing in this section applies to the administering of such care or treatment where the same is rendered for remuneration, or with the expectation of remuneration, from the recipient of such care or treatment or someone on his behalf. The administering of such care or treatment by one as a part of his duties as a paid member of any organization of law enforcement officers or fire fighters does not cause such to be a rendering for remuneration or expectation of remuneration.
See JonJ's post. We're ok here in MA. Sad that you need to pass laws like that to keep a Good Samaratin safe, but that's the world we live in now
+1 It is pretty sad...
Chapter 111C: Section 21. EMS personnel; good faith performance of duties; limitation on personal liability
Section 21. No EMS personnel certified, accredited or otherwise approved under this chapter, and no additional personnel certified or authorized under section 9, who in the performance of their duties and in good faith render emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, transportation, or other EMS, to an injured person or to a person incapacitated by illness shall be personally liable as a result of rendering such aid or services or, in the case of an emergency medical technician or additional personnel, as a result of transporting such person to a hospital or other health care facility, nor shall they be liable to a hospital for its expenses if, under emergency conditions, they cause the admission of such person to said hospital.
Better read your state's Good Samaritan law, if you even have one.
I did and that's why I asked to be removed from the responder list at work.
I know plenty about first aid, but I practice it on the people I know will not sue me: my family.