"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:20:31 GMT, wrote:

So legal aspect will have to be cleared up accordingly. Otherwise some
good
Samaritans could be suit for wrong doing.

I'm not exactly sure where you live, but states have Good Samaritan
laws. As long as you help in good faith, and the simple fact that you
help is evidence of good faith, you are in the clear. In most states,
any legal filing related to emergency medical treatment has to pass a
medical review board and as long as it was in good faith, they never
pass it through to the courts. If you have emergency medical
training, the only criteria is that you don't exceed the limits of the
training - like giving a cardiac patient a drug or start an IV if your
training is at the First Responder or EMT-Basic level.

I have personal experience with this so I'm fairly familiar with the
process. :)

Thanks for your input.
In Canada, as you have stated, you don't exceed the limits of your training.
I only have first aid training which I have to re-qualify every three years
or as required.
I am due for March 2008. This training does not allow us to administer
cardiac drug or sugar.
With your qualifications you may use the good Samaritans clause better than
the average citizen.
Today even the qualified Emergency physician is not immune against law suit.
Not to mention that, as a teenager I have already been in court to answer
questions relate to first aid given to a dying elderly night watchmen. With
the assistance of my father's lawyer I was cleared of any wrong doing.
Nevertheless It left a bad memory.
In Canada the father's approach and the good Samaritans laws are in used.
The problem is that, at time, you may get challenged.