PS i'm not drunk enough either!

This link;

www.sa-cni.org.uk/uploads/4/9/5/4/495463...rovide_first_aid.pdf

Suggests that there is no current Good Samaritan Law in the UK ?!?!??

When it was suggested earlier it rang a bell and I thought there was, but this seems to suggest a first aider could be negligent

I think someone wittingly going into a dangerous situation without making an effort to consider (in this case) typical possible first aid requirements would likely be considered more negligent. And would possibly be easy to 'prove'.

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The "Good Samaritan Law" is due to be passed through parliament next year;

www.iosh.co.uk/News/IOSH-supports-good-Samaritans-law.aspx

Of course, there is a general election in May so fuck knows whether it will happen or not.


I have a first aid kit (I have two) and I carry one in my rucksack when I am walking with friends and I also carry one underground if I am "leading" (I know we don't use that term). I am not ignorant to first aid and know a number of basics but I have no "paper qualification". If the need arose, of course I would take out my small pack and attempt to assist.

However, unless it was a particularly minor event I doubt I would be much use.

No one (I don't think) is arguing against the use of First Aid but I do have to wonder, for instance, if (just as an example) Iestyn would be in difficulties if he undertook First Aid and something got fooked up ?



Ian

Ian wrote:
I shouldn't be unless I did something completely stupid, or more likely, tried to do something which is beyond my level of practice.
But, that then I could bring up the argument that if the casualty was already dead or dying that it was worth a shot.
I'm insured to do use all procedures/ techniques that I've been trained to do and would get union backing. (again, provided I didn't do anything seriously stupid)

Sums it up. To prove someone to be negligent when they are trying to help is difficult I would have thought?

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As you say. You'd have to do something you'd know to NOT be in the best interests to be proved negligent. Which of course you wouldn't do

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Lordy. This is all getting a bit in depth! Thinking I need to at least get a first aid kit, presently do not even carry insulating tape