Quote Originally Posted by rondog View Post
Biggest thing I remember from my last Red Cross class is "be damned careful to NOT do anything you could get sued for, because no matter what you do for them, people can and do sue those who are trying to help them". He made us ask our "victims" for explicit permission to help them. That stuck with me.
Must have been a long time ago, or the instructor didn't know what they were talking about. There are laws on the books protecting first responders from suit, provided they were given consent (implied or otherwise), and the responder wasn't negligent with their actions.