09-23-2010, 03:23 AM
Carm wrote:"
"They're dying, there soon to be dead, no matter what you do you can't make them worse, better to break a rib, then to let somebody die, I think they all be sore, but happy to shake your hand."
"Cause of good Samaritan laws, you are not at legal risk" Really? In every state or just Arizona?
Edit: Found this : Perils of Being a Good Samaritan In California
[quote=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1871331,00.html]
"Dec. 19, the court made a decision in the case of Alexandra Van Horn v. Lisa Torti. The case alleged that Torti worsened the injuries suffered by Van Horn by yanking her "like a rag doll" from a wrecked car on Nov. 1, 2004, thus rendering Van Horn a paraplegic. The court found that Torti wasn't protected from legal action under California's current Good Samaritan laws.
Joe
Exceptions to the rule shouldn't become the rule. I suffered an aortic aneurysm last April and am still struggling with the complications resulting from the surgery that saved my life. My particular problem carried with it a 90% fatality rate.
That's over now but the complications are yet to be resolved. I'm happy as a pig in sh!t and most unlikely to sue either the hospital or surgeon who intervened on my behalf.