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Comment on If at a restaurant a guy is choking and I give them the Heimlich and accidentally break a rib while trying to save his life. Can I be sued?

meco03211@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Rest assured Dr. Henry Heimlich will sue your ass into the ground for using his name for that “maneuver.” It’s to be called the abdominal thrust maneuver.

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ODuffer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I was told this during my first aid training. I was also told that if I’m sued, and was following the training I was provided (St John Ambulance, UK) they would cover liability. Only the training though, no tracheotomy with a biro lol. In addition, a quick search says, there has never been a successful case of suing a first aider in the UK, and the SARAH Act has further strengthened this position.

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- massive_bereavement@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Ah St. John Ambulance, inventor of the Ambulances, great guy.
  
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- thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  I am a firm believer that anyone that unsuccessfully sues a first aid responder should automatically be sentenced to paying the person double what they sued for. No counter-suit required: A loss just automatically means you have to pay up.
  
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