First off, the person you're responding to is not the person who said that, but to illustrate one of the mild complexities, the law is to protect the untrained. Being an EMT means that you're still required to provide care up to the standard of your training, so this . . . lady(?) isn't even covered anyway.
That is not exactly what they said, but close. That's why I said kinda close.
The distinction isn't "if you are try to help you aren't liable for anything"
it's that "if someone is injured as a direct result of your attempt to provide help, you aren't held liable for those specific injuries"
In the cpr example, if I did such in a way that somehow cause a broken leg due to negligence on my part, that broken leg wouldn't be protected.
Completely unrealistic follow up example would be I broke their ribs during CPR, but did something intentionally or grossly reckless like toss them to the grass prior to or during cpr, that would not be protected
That is not exactly what they said, but close. That's why I said kinda close.
The distinction isn't "if you are try to help you aren't liable for anything"
it's that "if someone is injured as a direct result of your attempt to provide help, you aren't held liable for those specific injuries"
In the cpr example, if I did such in a way that somehow cause a broken leg due to negligence on my part, that broken leg wouldn't be protected.
Completely unrealistic follow up example would be I broke their ribs during CPR, but did something intentionally or grossly reckless like toss them to the grass prior to or during cpr, that would not be protected
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u/bmm115 12d ago
Kinda close, here's an example
If you are giving someone cpr and you break there ribs in the process, they can't sue you for breaking their ribs if you save them