CPR LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES.  Discuss why there is a low risk of legal action  Explain the good Samaritan laws  List conditions when CPR be stopped.

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CPR LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES

 Discuss why there is a low risk of legal action  Explain the good Samaritan laws  List conditions when CPR be stopped  Understand advanced directives American Heart Association OBJECTIVES: AFTER THIS LESSON YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

 You have to touch the person – the person may die  A law suit could be filed BUT ………  No lay person has ever been successfully sued for performing CPR LEGAL ASPECTS

 These laws in all 50 states grant limited immunity to anyone who tries to give CPR in an honest, “good faith” effort to save a life.  The person is trying to help  The rescuer’s actions are reasonable  The rescuer does not receive specific compensation for performing CPR  Under most GSL, lay people are protected if they give CPR without formal training GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS

 You must give CPR to a victim of cardiac arrest.  If it’s not part of your job you have no legal duty, but some may think you have an ethical duty. WHAT IF CPR IS PART OF YOUR JOB DUTIES?

 The victim starts to move  An AED arrives  Trained help arrives or tells you to stop  You are too exhausted or it is too dangerous to continue  Obvious signs of death become apparent WHEN TO STOP CPR

 Some people do not want CPR. They may wear a bracelet, band or family may tell you no CPR.  Do Not Resuscitate DNR  Patient Self Determination Act  Living Wills  EMS-NO CPR DNR OR NO CPR