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n another class , in which we learned about Infant CPR , the Emergency Medical Technician ( EMT for short ) teaching the class told us that , by law , if a choking victim waves you off thereby rejecting your offer of help , you have to leave him be . Someone in the class asked why someone choking would not want any help , and the EMT said that sometimes people think they can resolve the situation themselves or are too embarrassed to accept help . The EMT then said that if the choking victim becomes unconscious , you may try to help him without his consent with impunity . This is called the Good Samaritan Law . According to the California Health and Safety Code Section 1799.102 ,
͞No person who in good faith , and not for compensation , renders emergency medical or non-medical care at the scene of an emergency shall be liable for any civil damages resulting from any act or omission . ͟
That ' s when another pregnant classmate ' s hand shot up ( different lady than before ). The EMT turned to her and she , with anger ? disgust ? on her face asked , " Why should I help him ( the victim ) if he rejected my offer before ?" Again my wife and I exchanged amused looks . The EMT said , " Well , he can ' t say no now ," to which the scorned lady , I believe , muttered something to the effect that the hypothetical victim had his chance . A true Florence Nighting-Fail , that one .
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