Girl works in a Bar to pay for medical school.
A guy faints in the bar and she happened to work at the time.
he's out for nearly 5-7 MINUTES. not breathing or a heart beat.
the ambulance was called after the fainting.
then out of desperation without a medical license since she is just a student performs a medical act of cutting open the throat and blowing air into the lungs. then there is a heart beat and the ambulance arrives.
Defendant: girls who works at the bar
Prosecution: Fainthed guy's family
P' family if sueing for her not having a license and performing the act
Now he went into coma then came out. now his hands are paralyzed. and he is an art student
2007-08-14 08:30:10 · 5 answers · asked by vettez06drvr 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
She performed CPR and tried to pump the guy from the back thinking there was food lodged in him.
she performed crycocyrotamy(spelling?) as a last resort.
my brothers and i were argueing that that the defandant will win (me siding defendant) him siding prosecution. i was looking for the good samaratan
2007-08-14 10:07:31 · update #1
If you're talking about America, then the prosecution wins.
Good deeds never go unpunished, here.
2007-08-14 08:37:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If I were the judge, I'd call it a frivolous lawsuit and throw it out of court, but unfortunately it isn't always that simple in real life. I guess they'd call it "wrongful life" if he'd rather be dead. Believe it or not, I've heard that term used and I think it's absurd.
I hope she would be protected by the "good Samaritan" law Michael C mentioned.
To those who are asking why she performed an emergency tracheotomy, I don't think a medical student would do such a thing unless it was the only way to save his life. Maybe something was lodged in his throat or it was swollen shut by an allergic reaction.
It seems clear to me that his paralysis was more than likely caused by oxygen deprivation and not by her actions, and if I were her I'd be sure to get some very credible experts to testify to that.
2007-08-14 08:39:35 · answer #2 · answered by ConcernedCitizen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the problem with this country, everybody's afraid to help someone because the possibility of getting sued. She probably would have been sued for not helping. So I think the girl should win for trying help, however why did she have to cut open the throat when she could have used mouth to mouth.
2007-08-14 08:38:47 · answer #3 · answered by Cat's Eye Angie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would she cut open the guys throat instead of just doing CPR you do not cut open the throat for that.
The guy's family will win 100%.
2007-08-14 08:40:57 · answer #4 · answered by Jtv 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
First, it would be hard to show that her actions caused the paralysis.
In most states she would be shielded by a "good Samaritan" law.
2007-08-14 08:39:26 · answer #5 · answered by Michael C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋