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smellygooch18 t1_j9hftsk wrote

Reply to comment by 911derbread in when a limb gets amputated, how do they stop the flow of blood? by EnchantedCatto

Would a Good Samaritan law apply in this situation if you try to help someone and they end up dying?

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911derbread t1_j9htfdo wrote

Generally, yes! There's really not a lot you can do to someone even as a layman that's really going to hurt them if you're trying to help, with maybe the exception of moving someone with a broken neck. It gets fuzzier for us doctors who might try to save someone with a procedure in the field that goes wrong, like a cricothyrotomy or c-section.

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pauvre10m t1_j9nupzo wrote

Hum, I don't know the US law, but in my country the same kind of law is applyable.

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