Legal Considerations for First Aid
When you provide first aid, based on your up to date training, you have nothing to fear legally in helping another person. The general legal principle is that a person who renders first aid is expected to act reasonably and with a genuine concern for the best interest for the casualty.
As a trained first aider you are expected to provide assistance based on the Australian Resuscitation Council policies and protocols; in doing so you will have nothing to fear when you help another person in an emergency. Always gain consent from a conscious casualty prior to rendering first aid, consent may be assumed from a person who is unconscious.
Further discussion on legal considerations including Duty of Care and Negligence will occur during practical sessions.