cyberdeath666 t1_j8vjxwy wrote on February 17, 2023 at 6:35 AM

And get sued because I accidentally injected someone I thought was od’ing but wasn’t? No thanks. I know it’s not dangerous to give narcan to someone who’s not od’ing, but unless you’re trained to recognize an OD and administer narcan, you’re fucked if you fuck up by assuming. Even people who save someone’s life by administering CPR can be screwed over if they accidentally injure the person in the process of saving their life.

rwh12345 t1_j8wh0q2 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 1:18 PM

Source on the CPR example? I thought this was the point of Good Samaritan Laws, where a person administering CPR is protected from legal proceedings from cpr injuries (I.e broken rib)

https://www.emergencyfirstresponse.com/good-samaritan-laws-and-cpr/

cyberdeath666 t1_j8wxrdh wrote on February 17, 2023 at 3:22 PM

Please ignore my ignorance, you’re correct that you’re pretty well protected unless you do something with gross negligence or intent to cause injury. I guess just make sure you know what you’re doing, because if you stab a major artery and they bleed out, or you just randomly pound on the person’s chest, that might be considered gross negligence, but I’m not a lawyer obviously