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Re:Doomsday planning for less crazy folk by kiliantics on Sunday August 27, 2017 @01:44PM (#15111745)
In many European countries, you won't get a driver's licence unless you pass a first aid test. And I think in some places it may also be required to have certain emergency equipment in your car.
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Re:Doomsday planning for less crazy folk by tgsovlerkhgsel on Sunday August 27, 2017 @01:53PM (#15111802)
A standardized first aid kit is definitely required in Germany (and many other European countries).
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Re:Doomsday planning for less crazy folk by kaybe on Sunday August 27, 2017 @06:49PM (#15113239)
The laws protecting the helper definitely help as well. As long as I'm not tremendously reckless or meanspirited I cannot be blamed (sued) for any damage I do in the course of providing first response aid. In fact I can be sued for not trying (calling for help is sufficient).
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Re:Doomsday planning for less crazy folk by LyndsySimon on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @09:52AM (#15124242)
The US has so-called "Good Samaritan" laws as well. Some of them go so far as to protect untrained individuals who injure or kill someone while attempting to render aid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_law#United_Stat...

Virginia's Good Samaritan law: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title8.01/chapter3/secti...

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