2006-10-02 02:47:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
????? Who's authority? Are you the store manager?
If someone (either an employee or customer) gets hurt in your store, you HAVE to call 9-1-1. They will dispatch the police and/or paramedics. If you try to handle an emergency without calling for help immediately, you and the store could be sued.
The the professionals handle it.
2006-10-02 02:52:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is a physical incident you have to hand the person with the emergency to the next higher authority. If you are administering first aid, you cannot stop until a grade higher than you..an EMT or paramedic gets there & takes over. If you are the 'highest' level employee in the store, you have to talk to a higher up to see what your responsibilities are for certain incidents.
2006-10-02 09:59:12 · answer #2 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is all with in your scope of care. You are only allowed to do what your license allows you to do and I am talking about a medical or EMS license. CPR card and advanced first aid give you very little you can do, where a First Responder has a slightly larger scope of care... Bottom line, if you are not trained and licensed to do it, don't even try...
2006-10-02 11:09:15 · answer #3 · answered by Suthern R 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't know if i understand your question, but if it's a medical emergency and your CPR certified and you offer to help then you've committed to the situation and have to follow the rules exactly until either a. the person is revived, b. you pass out from exhaustion, or c. help arrives and takes over
2006-10-02 09:54:54 · answer #4 · answered by Nursen' 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simple - you do what any reasonable person in that given situation would do - you administer first aid of any sort that you KNOW and the Good Samaritan Law (In US)will protect you...you call 911 or the equivalent (if not in US).
2006-10-04 03:52:15 · answer #5 · answered by weezyljm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UK. do not exceed the limits of your training and qualifications, eg if someone is having a heart attack do not give them any medication that has not been prescribed or carried by them. Even a simple aspirin as you may be sued if you get it wrong.
2006-10-02 10:08:05 · answer #6 · answered by Daddybear 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋