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Re:An account of a serious medical emergency on a transocean... by chanandler_bong on Saturday September 03, 2016 @03:13PM (#12420603)
Unless you have a "duty to respond", you are not required to act.

Even if you are a paramedic with the local fire department, in uniform and walking down the street, unless you are on-duty, you do not have to act. You'd be a massive dick if you didn't, but there is no legal requirement.

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Re:An account of a serious medical emergency on a transocean... by dreamcompiler on Sunday September 04, 2016 @12:36PM (#12425244)
Correct. I was an EMT, and I would have been in no legal jeopardy for driving by an accident instead of responding, if I was off duty or outside my response area. (However, I always did stop and help if other responders were not yet on scene or looked like they could use more hands.) OTOH, my EMT license meant I was not protected by good samaritan laws. As DINKDINK pointed out, if I "helped" beyond the scope of my training, I could have been sued.
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