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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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My CPR courses were around the time they made the change.
The intent is to ask IF they want your help IF you can ask them and to not provide assistance if they say no. If you can't, you do everything you can. So in the case of the burning car, you pull them out because they can't say yes or no.
Because many emergency pratices can be dangerous (restarting the heart can require cracking ribs), the intent is over whether or not they think they can handle themselves (for god knows what reason) or if they want medical aid. Kind of silly, but it's where that comes from.
I believe Good Samaritan Laws are in place to reduce hesitation to provide assistance if no formal consent or implied (no, it didn't say implicit before...that's a lie) consent is given.