29/08/2025
⛑ It’s First Aid Friday! ⛑
Today’s Topic: First Aid & CPR Legalities 📝
Picture this – you’re out and about, be it at work or in your free time and stumble across an emergency situation. Could you help? Should you help? And what are your responsibilities legally? 🤔
Firstly, if the casualty is conscious, then verbal consent is always required before you step in and help. If this is not provided but you are still concerned, you may wish to call 000 to report the incident and request assistance from there. If the casualty is unconscious, the concept of ‘Implied Consent’ allows you to assist under the proviso that this cannot be given, but would be assumed to be the case.
When it comes to your responsibilities as a First Aider, you do NOT legally have a Duty of Care to act when out and about on the street – although morally, this does not mean that you shouldn’t. In the workplace, you DO have a legal responsibility to help other staff, children or visitors while they are onsite your work premises.
As we always say, any attempt at providing First Aid is better than none, however do know and only act within your limits or under the guidance of a trained emergency (000) operator. The Good Samaritan act ensures that anyone who provides assistance, advice or care to another person in relation to an emergency or accident is not liable in any civil proceedings for anything done or not done by him / her in good faith, however remember – our key goal is always to help the casualty where it is deemed safe to do so, as opposed to inflict further injury or harm 🫶😉
Of course, the best advice? Always ensure your First Aid and CPR training is up to date so you have the skills, knowledge and capabilities required to step in and assist without hesitation. After all -that’s exactly what you’re trained for! ⛑
Providing Nationally Recognised Training for 20 years now, that’s an area we can of course help with! To find out more or book your training in today give us a call in ☎️1300 000 112 or visit 💻www.revive2survive.com.au