Posted on 11/26/2011 1:51:02 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
I don’t know that I can really fault the shoppers, and there were two who jumped right in to help anyway.
I was in a hospital cafeteria when a woman collapsed nearby. The response was quick. People near her in line caught her as she was falling so she landed softly. While I was still wondering if I needed to run over and do CPR, the crash team came running in. So, all I ended up doing was telling my friend that we needed to stay out of the way. Less than five minutes after her collapse, the crash team had whisked her away. And everyone else continued to get lunch.
What bvw said. BUMP.
It would have made a better headline, and that's all that really matters.
Oh, my, that so didn't happen when I broke my pelvis. I jumped around hysterically until someone put me in his car and drove me to the hospital. Then I didn't jump around any more; I could barely move.
"Man Dies on Black Friday; Shoppers Unfazed"
He didn't die in the store, he died after he had been taken to the hospital.
This is how "journalism" became a four letter word.
ouch :O( how are you doing now? Fine I hope. GG
The hype of these sales is awful. My email box has been full of them all week.
Missed being a "unit" by a few years.
The other day an older man fell to the floor where we were. We ran to him to help him and others did too. Thank The LORD that he had just slipped or something and fell backwards on the floor but was able with help to get up and seemed fine. It was scary and the first thing you think and do is can I help? The second thing is I sure hope that he’s OK.
>FWIW, good samaritan laws protect people who try to help in situations like this.
“Good Samaritan Laws” do not, in ANY form, protect you from civil lawsuits. They protect you from legal liability.
Nor do they pay the bills when you’re forced to pay tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket to defend yourself against some ambulance-chasing bloodsucker.
Fear of parasitic lawyers is still a legit one.
Samaritan laws also do not protect you should there be ANY possible argument that you were performing incorrectly, or that your actions could have contributed to the damages.
This argument is quite common in instances of falls or car crashes where there is eventual nerve damage due to spinal injuries. Regardless of the outcome, it will be argued that you moving the victim contributed to the damage should there be a need to move them.
In the case of a heart attack, cracked ribs from compressions are quite common. In this event, a parasite can and will attempt to sue you under the argument that you performed CPR incorrectly by using too much force. (An absolutely BS allegation, but one that has been argued successfully many times.)
In fact, holding a CPR training certificate INCREASES your legal liability should you attempt to aid another, as the bloodsuckers will argue that by having training you should “know better.” Our company lawyers have actually suggested those wishing to know CPR that don’t need it for their job take all of the training but refuse to sign and accept certification at the end. By not having that certification you get more leeway should something go wrong.
Oh, that happened over 30 years ago. I'm so fine, there is no way to tell I ever broke the bone. ;-)
Well, Chugabrew (love your name, by the way), when someone helps another in need, it should be the rule not the exception. We didn’t do anything extraordinary, just what we had to do. Luckily, we know some basic first aid and have a lot of common sense. I think the biggest thing is keeping your wits about you when confronted with a horrible sight. One of our neighbors finally happened by (there were only about 6 of us). He was so upset by the devastating injuries, he couldn’t function.
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