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Absolutely not. The damage to your reputation, the real chance of losing your job, your family, plus the cost and time defending yourself....absolutely not wort

Absolutely not. The damage to your reputation, the real chance of losing your job, your family, plus the cost and time defending yourself....absolutely not worth it.

elil17 4y ago
According to the CDC, performing CPR has a 10 to 20% chance of saving someone who would otherwise die (https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/cpr.htm https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/cpr.htm) In contrast, there are no documented cases of someone experiencing actual negative consequences from performing CPR. No lost jobs, no nights in jail, nothing. The closest thing I could find was a case in Japan where a man was questioned by police and let go as soon as he explained that he was using and AED (https://japantoday.com/category/national/man-revives-woman-with-aed-but-branded-pervert-for-removing-her-clothes-to-apply-electrode-pads https://japantoday.com/category/national/man-revives-woman-w...). It was in the unusual case where he performed AED outside, where many passers by were driving and didn't have time to see what was actually happening. Even then, nothing bad happened to him and he saved someones life.
- gsibble 4y ago
  There's a great saying I've learned in life: "Perception is reality" Try again.
  - elil17 4y ago
    I genuinely don't understand what you mean. Are you saying that the man in that case suffered negative consequences because others perceived him negatively? I would argue that, in the end, others perceived him positively, as evidenced by the fact that there are news articles lauding him. Edit: Seems like I've maxed out the conversation tree depth so I'll reply via edit. I absolutely agree, and I think it's therefore important to educate people and let them know that this has never happened and, if it did, the legal system would have their back. I'm not saying I don't believe the medic above, I'm sure people make accusations. And if you're performing CPR all the time, having a partner with you absolutely makes sense for more reasons than one. However, there is no evidence that any of those claims has ever gone anywhere, or that it's a relevant issue for us non-medical people who are unlikely to perform CPR more than once in our lives.
    - gsibble 4y ago
      No. That even if you cannot find a recorded incident, there is the perception they occur (and the medic above said they do occur). That perception is what guides people's beliefs that they may be accused and the fear.

Absolutely not. The damage to your reputation, the real chance of losing your job, your family, plus the cost and time defending yourself....absolutely not worth it.

elil17 4y ago

According to the CDC, performing CPR has a 10 to 20% chance of saving someone who would otherwise die (https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/cpr.htm https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/cpr.htm) In contrast, there are no documented cases of someone experiencing actual negative consequences from performing CPR. No lost jobs, no nights in jail, nothing. The closest thing I could find was a case in Japan where a man was questioned by police and let go as soon as he explained that he was using and AED (https://japantoday.com/category/national/man-revives-woman-with-aed-but-branded-pervert-for-removing-her-clothes-to-apply-electrode-pads https://japantoday.com/category/national/man-revives-woman-w...). It was in the unusual case where he performed AED outside, where many passers by were driving and didn't have time to see what was actually happening. Even then, nothing bad happened to him and he saved someones life.

gsibble 4y ago
There's a great saying I've learned in life: "Perception is reality" Try again.
- elil17 4y ago
  I genuinely don't understand what you mean. Are you saying that the man in that case suffered negative consequences because others perceived him negatively? I would argue that, in the end, others perceived him positively, as evidenced by the fact that there are news articles lauding him. Edit: Seems like I've maxed out the conversation tree depth so I'll reply via edit. I absolutely agree, and I think it's therefore important to educate people and let them know that this has never happened and, if it did, the legal system would have their back. I'm not saying I don't believe the medic above, I'm sure people make accusations. And if you're performing CPR all the time, having a partner with you absolutely makes sense for more reasons than one. However, there is no evidence that any of those claims has ever gone anywhere, or that it's a relevant issue for us non-medical people who are unlikely to perform CPR more than once in our lives.
  - gsibble 4y ago
    No. That even if you cannot find a recorded incident, there is the perception they occur (and the medic above said they do occur). That perception is what guides people's beliefs that they may be accused and the fear.