Of the three cases in which defendants were charged with battery assault because they did administer CPR, only one was convicted. And that was because "the pati

Of the three cases in which defendants were charged with battery assault because they did administer CPR, only one was convicted. And that was because "the patient already had a signed 'Do Not Resuscitate' order and received CPR anyway in their nursing home," But most states fully protect bystanders who sincerely try to help, Murphy stressed. Some states even have "Duty to Act" laws that establish fines specifically for bystanders who are medically trained to provide CPR but choose not to help when an emergency unfolds. (Minnesota, Rhode Island and Vermont are three such examples.) https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/news/20191112/you-wont-get-sued-if-you-do-cpr-review-suggests https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/news/20191112/you-wont-get-s...