Good Samaritan Laws

Good Samaritan laws are meant to protect those who come to the aid of others for no other reason than kindness. Good Samaritan laws only help if the rescuer (or would-be rescuer) is acting without any expectation of reward. In other words, if you are getting paid to rescue then you aren't a good Samaritan. Paid rescuers are expected to do their jobs correctly and can be held accountable for mistakes.

Depending on the state, getting rewarded after the fact can also count as expectation of reward. If you help someone at a car accident and then are rewarded monetarily or otherwise, you may be excluded from good Samaritan protection.

In some states, good Samaritan laws only cover medically trained rescuers, while other states extend protection to the general public. The good Samaritan concept is commonly applied in the courts, which means a case going that far may still be ruled in favor of the rescuer who was trying to help. What good Samaritan laws do for rescuers is provide a get-out-of-court-free card. In other words, unpaid rescuers may prevail in court with or without a good Samaritan law, but it's a lot cheaper if they have the protection.

The best way to protect yourself from possible liability when helping others is to always act on behalf of the victim. That may sound obvious, but if your motivation is to be a hero and not to help out a fellow human, then you risk making the types of mistakes not covered by good Samaritan laws.

Here are some good tips for staying out of court:

• Take a CPR and first aid class
• Follow your training
• Use common sense
• Don't do anything you're not trained to do
• Get professional help for the victim
• Do not accept gifts or rewards

Good Samaritan laws do not protect you from everything. It is human nature to make mistakes. Good Samaritan laws take this into account and protect helpful citizens if the mistakes made are reasonable.

Since defining "reasonable" is so difficult -- even those covered under the good Samaritan law may find themselves defending a lawsuit. Luckily, most lawyers make judgments about when to file lawsuits based on an examination of their return on investment. Since the plaintiff doesn't usually pay up front, the lawyer must decide to take the case on contingency. That means "reasonable" is defined by the lawyer. Believe it or not, that's good. It means those lawsuits that will most likely lose in court won't ever get there.

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今天下午三时左右，妈妈匆匆忙忙地到卧房里来，有人溺水。我在露台看似不对劲，急忙赶下楼去。那个小孩的母亲哭得厉害，一直叫着自己的儿子。问她事发多久了，说他才九岁。几位印裔同胞和巡逻员正把那小孩到礼让呕吐。我让他们把他放下。

那小孩应该是喝了很多水，四肢无力，眼睛也不挣一挣，鼻子充满着呕吐物，幸亏还有呼吸。我施行了腹部按压法，让他把水吐出。他母亲就去打电话求救(HUKM).之后，当然就是将他放置复原卧式。拿了一个印裔同胞的衣服盖在他身上。

他母亲回来后，我就向她拿毛巾，再盖上他身体。他母亲还叫我帮她穿上衣服=.=" 他半清醒也，而且很重也。怎么可能吗？那小孩稍微好一些，会哭，也尝试呕吐。

救伤车来了后，他们拿了oxygen tank,AED,stretcher等。装上氧气罩和夹手指一个白色的东西（应该是测试血液循环的），他还耍脾气，不要去医院。或许装上氧气罩很不舒服吧。后来得知他由于调皮，到比较深的地方跳下去游泳。一开始，她母亲还以为他在潜水，不久也没浮出水面，就知道出事了。

我还有幸看到HUKM的救伤车，Class A的!!!除了我们圣约翰车有的，那个救伤车后面两个座位，装水的容器和盆，后镜还有类似窗帘的东西遮太阳，还有电视节目常看的医生用的shock仪器。之后，小孩被送上车后，人群也散了。
你们是不是要问为什么不拍照片，对吧？这样紧急的事情，谁会想到拿手机/相机去？当人救人要紧。不过，就算带下去，都会被人打死。哈哈。