We went over Good Samaritan stuff a few posts down in this thread.
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KO and I hit some specific points on this.

My cpr cert expired a decade ago . If I perform cpr on a dying person and break their ribs then they die I can be sued and meby even go to jail . I am going to get my red cross training soon but until then I will help a dying person . I would rather get sued than call it in and watch someone die . The legal thing and the right thing aren't always the same

Reverend, it is precisely that your certification HAS expired that you would be able to defend yourself in court and not be charged with a crime. Those that are immune from the Good Samaritan protections are those like Knight Owl and I that have the training that legally demands success. Our failure is illegal, yours is not.

You can never have to much first aid training, but everything take time a dedication. Basic first aid training is enough for most people, EMT is for the people very intrested in first aid (or an exciting job). What's most important is the will to act and enough knowlege to not do all the unbelivable stupid mistakes.

Great. Now I have to add another item to my list of things to learn before becoming a RLSH.

You can be a RLSH today, no qualifications needed.

i also recommend "confessions of an EMS Newbie" podcast.

and yes, the laws surrounding Good Sam are a mofo. ask your instructor. then find out who your medical director is, and then ask him. or her.

good to see more people getting into EMS. Cognito, Moxie, and Golden Valkyrie are all enrolling, and i know a handful in the community already have taken the class.

@Dogman I dont think JD is the sort of guy that ever DOES it. Just comes on and poses.

Sorry JD but its just the way I see it. Not even being mean.

stay on topic.

*shrug* Sorry if that got under your skin. But with my oh so advanced age and decrepitude I have learned to spot those caught in Analysis Paralysis.

Like I said, wasn’t being mean.

I think what we can all agree on are two big points:

One, our training is NEVER truly over. There is always more to learn, therefore even the best can improve.

Two, ability is good, but ambition is better.

Albert Einstein is perhaps the most well-known genius of all time, but his IQ was trumped by William James Sidis, but no one really cares because Einstein did things with his intellect that Sidis didn't.