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In theroy yes you can be sued, St Johns (who do the training) offer all 1st aiders insurance agaist such an event
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostCan you be sued for providing bad first aid?
But, no, I don't think you can
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostTourniquet's are frowned on now too - pressure is recommended instead.
Can you be sued for providing bad first aid?
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Tourniquet's are frowned on now too - pressure is recommended instead.
Can you be sued for providing bad first aid?
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You're not supposed to do the Heimlich manoeuvre anymore - the risk of getting it wrong and doing more damage is too high.
I've given first aid to a motor cyclist who come off outside a pub I was drinking in. Didn't actually have to do much other than keep him still as he wasn't bleeding and wasn't in too much pain.
Need to re-do my course as I think it's lapsed now.
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I discovered an old lady flat on her back outside her flat in our block of flats. She was conscious but couldn't get up. She insisted on help standing up, which I provided but this in hindsight was probably a wrong move, though luckily nothing was busted. She was bleeding from the head though, which I did insist needed looking at, though she was adamant that is was okay. Turned out she was on blood thinners and it might never have stopped bleeding.
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I have 6 siblings which gave me a good gounding & I am now a fully qualified 1st aider,
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Only had to use first aid once at an RTA. At first I drove past when I saw a crowd around a motorcyclist lying in the road. After I drove past I changed my mind and drove back. Nobody was doing anything other than watching her. She had difficulty breathing. I went and got a Stanley knife from the car and cut off her rucksack and shoes and tested that she could feel her feet. I then cut off her helmet off. Fortunately the ambulance arrived and I was happy to hear from them that I had done the right thing. There is a lot of rubbish said about not moving someone. Common sense should prevail.
In the car I have a DIN standard first aid kit (£5 from Lidel) . Fire extinguisher (used them three times on other people cars) Two reflective vests. These items are compulsory in many European Countries. In France it is the law that you must give aid after a road accident.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI thought you had to blow down their throats,
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI thought you had to blow down their throats, is that before or after?
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My first aid skills are pretty damn good.
I have had to adminster first-aid six times now and there has not been a single complaint.
All the casualties died, but not one of them complained.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostIf someone's injured you have to roll them over right? Or hit them as hard as you can in the chest until they get better?
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