Sadly, I know people who "learned [medical diagnosis, test, symptoms etc.] it on House." Thankfully, they don't include actual procedures on that list... yet.

Because the OP likely *didn't* save the person's life, but wants to be seen as being unfairly targeted. See my post below for the reasons why.

As a medical professional who has been in over a dozen codes, I call bullshit on this. Rib breaking is actually quite common ESPECIALLY if you're doing it properly in elderly adults, otherwise you don't go down far enough to cause perfusion.

not true broken ribs are common among people who recieve CPR. and good samaritan laws apply to anyone attempting to give aid unless they try something that only medical professionals should

rib breaking should NOT be quite common if the CPR is being performed correctly. if you are performing compressions with correct force and in the correct area it should be extremely difficult for a rib to break. the point of CPR is to compress the sternum to manually pump the heart (or lungs if it's a drowning victim). if you are performing compressions too low you might break a rib which could possibly perforate a vital organ and make the situation even worse. remind me not to get sick where you are from.

Good Samaritan laws protect people acting in good faith using what knowledge they have. It's not just for CPR...as long as you are trying to help and don't try to do more than your knowledge base (don't try to set his broken leg if you don't know what you're doing) you should be covered.

were you agreeing with me or were you so confused as to what I wrote that you wasted time writing a counter argument making the exact same points I did?

from a legal aspect, it's dangerous being in ems! I work with ems personnel way too much as a firefighter...

If the respondent did not have a duty to act, but did so in a careless or dangerous manner, then the respondent is responsible for damages. This fellow needs a lawyer. Good Samaritan laws do not absolve respondents of all repercussions, nor should they. Unfortunately, the large majority of these cases, especially the "back problems" cases, are bs. I'd start looking into this fella's sports and work histories and the actual events at the scene, as well as the consequences of inaction.

Yes, but, in his case he didn't act in a careless manner. All he did was remove the victim from the car, which was what he believed to be in the vic's best interests. I'm not saying go ahead and remove everyone you see from their cars, but I am saying in this case, he did what he believed was right. In the future, OP, I would call EMS and wait for them to arrive. What you can do when you find someone unconscious in their car would be to open their airway.