i was told by the person that tort me first aid that no one has been sacefull been suide or charge for doing first aid but my dad trying to tell me that you can is this true or not?
2007-01-07 23:51:06 · 14 answers · asked by Deanna D 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
For eg some one has a car crash and you pull them out of a burning car but pulling them out hurt there back and they can no longer walk can they sue you
2007-01-08 00:00:59 · update #1
Here is Australia technically you can be sued for providing first aid. But to my knowledge no such suit has been successful.
If the person you are rendering first aid to is unconscious or for some reason unable to give or deny permission the courts presume permission is granted.
In the Northern Territory it is a criminal offence to not at least stop and offer to administer first aid if you have a first aid certificate. You can be charged for ignoring an emergency situation.
During the process of administering cpr for instance it is possible to crack ribs however if this happens and the person whose ribs you cracked decided to sue you for the damages the courts would consider that since saving their life was more important than not breaking bones they would not allow the suit to proceed. The danger of broken rib bones is a well known factor of cpr.
as far as I know no one in Australia has successfully sued anyone for damages. If we follow in the footsteps of other countries and allow such suits it will be more likely that less people will bother to stop and help those injured or in danger.
2007-01-08 09:26:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many laws protecting a bystander giving first aid. If there are no trained professionals around, and they won't get there in time, then yes by all means save the person. I would rather not be able to walk than die. If you want a better answer, I suggest talking to an ambulance administrator. I think if someone tried to sue you in this case, the judge would probably throw it out. Be sure to ask about a good samaritan law
2007-01-08 07:36:29 · answer #2 · answered by jade_d05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that you can be sued for using first aid, but it depends on the laws of the state that you are living in or that you use the first aid in. My home state of Kansas, for instance, has a "good samaritan" law that prevents you from being sued for helping an injured person especially when you are trained in first aid or other medical areas.
2007-01-08 00:01:48 · answer #3 · answered by withdragonsdancing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you cannot be sued for using first aid on someone in need. In most states it's called the Good Samaritan Act and it means, essentially, that you're acting in good faith, with the victim's best interests at heart and thusly you cannot be sued for performing it incorrectly or causing more harm.
Never be afraid to do the right thing...
2007-01-08 00:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can be sued for providing aid to a person that winds up injured because of your good efforts if you weren't properly trained.
There are good samaritan laws to protect people who are only trying to help, but you have to read them. Sometimes in some instances they only protect First response physicians and emergency crews, and not the everyman.
2007-01-08 00:45:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I presume you mean giving first aid if you come upon an accident or similar. I dont know what the law is but it wouldnt surprise me if you CAN be sued if something goes wrong. After all you can be sued for practically everything else.We are a very litigious society.
2007-01-08 00:00:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many forms of first aid, from putting on a band-aid to resusitation. Each state has a different law. If you save someones life do you think they would sue?
2007-01-07 23:55:30 · answer #7 · answered by blue2blnde 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you can not be sued if you are rendering aid to someone that is injured (the burning car). there is a law called the good samaritan law that in laymans terms says if you render aid to someone and that person can not sue you for aiding them. good luck
2007-01-08 13:14:34 · answer #8 · answered by glaser2343 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are First Aid certified you can't be sued. There's something called a Good Samartian Law that protects people, the important thing to remember is not to anything you're not qualified to do and if the person is conscieous ask if you can help them first.
2007-01-08 12:31:24 · answer #9 · answered by Mutly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People can (and will!) sue for just about any excuse- including some that are flat-out stupid.
But yes, there is a good-Samaritan law out there to help protect against that particular kind of litigation.
2007-01-08 02:53:25 · answer #10 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋