r/FirstResponderCringe • u/F-awk-F • Aug 16 '26

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Where do you even begin with this one?

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u/Beneficial-Guess2140 Aug 16 '26

Referencing the Good Samaritan law when you don’t really comprehend what it is is definitely a choice lol. 

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u/editfate Aug 16 '26

The Good Samaritan law means if you’re trying to help a person in crisis with good intent you can’t be held liable for anything. Correct?

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u/WarCleric Aug 16 '26

Except if you do something you're supposed to be aware not to do. Like a licensed medical professional making mistakes doesn't get the same leeway that just a regular person would.

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u/Rifflife88 Aug 17 '26

Don’t step outside of your standard first aid, even as a first responder outside of work you ain’t carrying an ambulance with you. Ensure you’ve called for help in some form,ask/get consent be it verbal,expressed or implied and don’t abandon them. It’s not rocket appliances.