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I specially agree with the two first reasons listed in the article. I do have certified first aid and CPR training but the wellbeing of my family comes first, I
by bone_frequency 4y ago
I specially agree with the two first reasons listed in the article. I do have certified first aid and CPR training but the wellbeing of my family comes first, I am not going to get charged with attempted rape and/or cancelled because I wanted to be a good samaritan.
- elil17 4y agoI've done a lot of searching after reading this article and I couldn't find a case where a man was charged with a crime or canceled for performing CPR or using an AED. The closest I could find was this case in Japan, where someone was let go by police the minute he told them he was using an 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...).
- xeromal 4y agoIt doesn't matter if there is evidence or not, if statistically, women are treated less the issue is real and there needs to be a social/public push to make it appropriate. There needs to be a law similar to good Samaritan that allows for men to touch women during CPR without fear of reprisal.
- elil17 4y agoThose laws exist in almost every state, where Good Samaritan laws specify that consent to CPR is implied if a victim is unresponsive. Consent is implied for children who are unresponsive if their parent is not present. https://americancpr.com/blog/tag/good-samaritan-act-good-samaritan-law/ https://americancpr.com/blog/tag/good-samaritan-act-good-sam... States should add those laws where they are absent and clarify them where they are vague.
- xeromal 4y agoThanks for this!