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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck
I remember taking first aid a few years back and the instructor told us we had to ask the victim/injured person if you can help them, and if they couldn't answer the question not to help them for legal reasons.
I was like wtf??
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Originally Posted by pylon
I do not know where you went, but that completely goes against the mantra of life over limb.
If someone is knocked unconscious in a burning vehicle, are you supposed to let them burn to death? I would have walked straight out of that course if I heard that.
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Was it in the US? You can get sued there if you try and help a victim of an accident or whatever. Something to do with a lack of expertise and having to wait for people with proper training to administer medical treatment.
I believe the idea is that if the person has a broken neck, the person trying to play hero will have second thoughts about moving them when they need professional help.
Then again you could probably get sued for doing nothing, like in the terrible, terrible series finale of Seinfeld.