No Good Deed....

goes unpunished....

So, a Good Samaritan pushes three people out of the way of a speeding truck, gets hit himself, suffers very serious injuries and spends time in the intensive care unit.....only to be given a ticket for jay walking later....wtf?

Years ago I had a classmate who worked as an EMT and told us that while riding back to "base" there was a man on the sidewalk, unresponsive. Just as any medical professional would do, they stopped to assist this man and proceeded to perform CPR and had to eventually use a defibrillator to restart the man's heart. Unfortunately, in haste the EMTs didn't put the padding on the man's chest before using the defibrillator and the man suffered burns to his chest. His heart was restarted and he was sent to the local hospital. A few weeks later the man came to the "base" to see the two EMTs who SAVED HIS LIFE. The EMTs, ecstatic to see the man walking, breathing and talking handed the EMTs court papers to let them know he was suing for the burns to his chest.....WTF? (luckily the case was thrown out however, WTF?)

There are Good Samaritan laws out there that are supposed to help protect us so that we'll wanna jump in and help try to save lives....

does this make you wanna jump in?

Stay alive and kicking...
NaughtyNurseBSN