Reply to: Failure to respond to a medical emergency

[zeitghost]

he thinks he is an owl now?

Is it real or a replicant?

[vetran]

Twit Twit Who?

he thinks he is an owl now?

[SueEllen]

I've heard of people in China afraid of getting involved because they can be responsible for medical bills. Or perhaps in the US but never heard of anyone getting sued in the UK. Are you sure you are not a Russian spam bot?

He's an HMRC mole.

[woohoo]

Reminds me of some years ago when I drove passed a motorcycle accident that had a crowd of people standing around the victim. I changed my mind and turned back only to find they were watching but not doing anything apart from someone had called an ambulance. They did not want to get involved for fear of being sued.

I got a knife from the car to cut the backpack and helmet strap off the victim and made sure she (young kid) was breathing... covered her with a blanket etc. I got some thanks from the Ambulance men.

Never presume that bystanders are doing something.

I've heard of people in China afraid of getting involved because they can be responsible for medical bills. Or perhaps in the US but never heard of anyone getting sued in the UK. Are you sure you are not a Russian spam bot?

[SueEllen]

Reminds me of some years ago when I drove passed a motorcycle accident that had a crowd of people standing around the victim. I changed my mind and turned back only to find they were watching but not doing anything apart from someone had called an ambulance. They did not want to get involved for fear of being sued.

You won't get sued unless you do something so monumentality stupid according to your level of medical training.

I remember having to look it up years ago as a student then again and again and again etc, because people keep coming out with that tulip.

So as a member of the public you would have to put them in immediate danger, deliberately harm them or steal from them and then you won't be facing a civil case but a criminal one. It's more complicated as a trained first aider or a medical professional but as long as you don't act outside your training or how you are instructed to by a more competent individual then there is no case against you. This is due to the principle @barrydidit has pointed out.

I got a knife from the car to cut the backpack and helmet strap off the victim and made sure she (young kid) was breathing... covered her with a blanket etc. I got some thanks from the Ambulance men.

Never presume that bystanders are doing something.

Well done you.

[Mordac]

German trial over pensioner left to die in bank branch - BBC News

Should the German law be adopted in the UK?

Personally it would not affect me as I always step in. However I am often not the first and usually the last. Except last week when a young attractive lady was knocked off her bike and there was already a large crowd round her....

Here in the UK it would be assumed the 'stricken' individual was either pissed, or out of their skull on spice.

[northernladyuk]

Who?

Whichever of us is on the rota as his on-call key worker.

[SimonMac]

Are we going to have to phone Luton Mental Health Crisis Team every time Suity posts?

Who?

[SimonMac]

Always pays to check the pockets for ID/pictures of the Queen before anyone gets there. Also, those Rolex watches can cut circulation so are best removed.

Always remember ABCDE

(Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Defibrillation, Empty Wallet)

[northernladyuk]

Are we going to have to phone Luton Mental Health Crisis Team every time Suity posts?

[NickFitz]

Perhaps sometimes it's justifiable to let nature take its course: Mountain rescue plea after man's Snowdon climb in pants - BBC News

[Paddy]

German trial over pensioner left to die in bank branch - BBC News

Should the German law be adopted in the UK?

Personally it would not affect me as I always step in. However I am often not the first and usually the last. Except last week when a young attractive lady was knocked off her bike and there was already a large crowd round her....

Reminds me of some years ago when I drove passed a motorcycle accident that had a crowd of people standing around the victim. I changed my mind and turned back only to find they were watching but not doing anything apart from someone had called an ambulance. They did not want to get involved for fear of being sued.

I got a knife from the car to cut the backpack and helmet strap off the victim and made sure she (young kid) was breathing... covered her with a blanket etc. I got some thanks from the Ambulance men.

Never presume that bystanders are doing something.

[original PM]

Tut tut not obeying ze rules.

the fabric of german society is unravelling at an unprecedented rate.

I blame the immigrants.

[barrydidit]

I believe this is also the law in France and Spain.

It's not needed in the UK though since, as a result of being all round decent chaps, we don't need a law to state the obvious.

[barrydidit]

So can a lady's bra.

Loosening clothing comes after removal of valuables and before dialling the 9's.