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Originally posted by AK ref SE
In my day job, I am a medic. The guidelines I use during a game, is basically the same as if I am walking down the street! If the person is what I feel is stable. Nothing Life-threatening. I observe from a distance. If someone needs CPR or Bleeding stopped that would kill them. I do the basics. In this sue happy world, bottomline " a life is still more precious than money"
AK ref SE
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I am very happy that you are a qualified individual and you know what to do. But understand that even if you were on the street and someone was hurt, you still could get sued for "interfering" in the process. All that I am saying and many officials say, when an injury occurs and you are in your striped shirt, you are an official, not a medic. Your responsibility is different at that time. There usually is already people there that are supposed to handle the situation. If you get in those folks way and it hurts them further, now you have opened yourself for problems. That is why in football they have an ambulance at the site, they are suppose to take care of any broken bones or serious injuries. If you interfere with them, you open yourself for being blamed for something that you did not even do. There is a reason you are not suppose to touch players (especially in the HS and below levels). Because if you do, the contact can be precieved as something else. And it is not always the reality, it is the preception that matters.
Ask O.J. Simpson. No matter what you think about the man, and really even if he did kill his ex-wife or not, the preception that he did is what he will have to live with for the rest of his life. I was not there, most people were not there when his ex and her friend was killed, but people all over the country believe this man did it based on second hand knowledge.
I do not know about you, if I win or not, I do not have deep pockets to support a million dollar lawsuit. Why do you think the NF has litigation insurance. It is not because it is fashionable that is for sure.