Can I be sued?

One of the top questions people ask on courses is whether they can have a claim bought against them as a result of their treatment of a casualty.

There are many factors which need to be taken into account when considering this question, however, no legal precedent has been set in the UK where a casualty has sucessfully sued an individual who gave him treatment in an emergency resuscitation situation. In the case of resuscitation the casualty would almost certainly die without intervention meaning that the risk of being found to be liable for causing injury following a resuscitation attempt is very small.

In the UK the Resuscitation Council (UK) publishes or endorses guidelines to assit those attemtping resuscitation. They have an excellent article on their website entitled "The legal status of those who attempt resuscitation" which discusses this very grey area in detail.

All React First courses are taught in accordance to the Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines which are available for download here.

10/01/2008

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