Posted By Ian D.
Hi Geoff

Do a search on this forum, this was discussed at length not to long ago

Regards

Ian

Posted By Simon Birks
No first aider has every been prosecuted for delivering effective and correct first aid.

Geoff, understand you have now done a search and know that there has never been a first aider prosecuted for the best laid plans and teaching of effective treatment of a casualty. I choose my words very carefully there especially as i teach it.

Regardless of what 'some' people say there is no ' Good Samaritan act' in the UK; where HSE applies or British Law at that, unless we are talking about European law. But then with regards to first aid the HSE only cover certain areas.

There is only 1 recorded case of a ‘First Aider’ delivering treatment, who reached for what ‘he’ thought was and ‘alert’ necklace and realised it was a religious cross as the ‘casualty’ come around from her drunken state, and then claimed rape. Which in a court of law in Leicestershire was then thrown out. He was doing what he was taught for an unresponsive casualty is to check the wrist and neck for medical alert identifiers. Which makes a mockery of the new type that are data sticks designed for Paramedics.

Does this help?

Gus