Man In Pool of Blood: Do You Walk By or Help??

[calumniate]

Originally Posted by ma-skis.com

Call the authorities and stay nearby until they arrive. Try not to put your self in a situation where you would be at risk... What if he turned out to be a zombie. You don't need to be in arms reach for that.

Call the authorities and wait for them to arrive in New York? There is a reason why people are so jaded there. It can be sad at times

[schteve_d]

The woman that he saved likely could have been more help. She must have known that he was injured.

[FurnaceFace]

Originally Posted by NuclearFart

Has there ever actually been a case in North America of a CPR provider being successfully sued? The rumor in the medical community is no.....

I read an article about a Quebec couple who had gone off piste at Golden and the wife died after days of exposure. The husband is suing the rescue orgs. There was part of the article which mentioned volunteer rescuers were surprised to learn the government would not protect them/cover their liability insurance.

Looks like the BC government is now covering the cost and this mentioned Alberta does too. While not exactly the good Samaritan law, it is related.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...insurance.html

On topic, if it wasn't obvious the guy was bleeding I could see walking by. If it was obvious the guy was bleeding, I'd have just called for help but without proper training or equipment (gloves for one) I wouldn't have touched the guy.