Do not allow one negative interaction inhibit your desire to help....There is nothing he could have charged you with....at all...You were, IN FACT, covered by the good samaritan act...You don't need to worry about that, as it is apparent you have very little knowlege and no organized training at this time. You have a desire to help and in the absence of trained individuals, I would welcome you to do whatever you could to help me or my family...That comment he made to you is a fine example of what is wrong with the world today. If you have someone's best interest at heart and have the desire to help, definately do that and persue formal training from your local volunteer fire dept. That is how I got my start and I'm sure FFF and others as well. We need more people that want to help...The mere fact that you said she was dazed and confused means that you had what is called implied consent...Keeping someone's c-spine in place manually until help arrives, stopping any major bleeding, keeping the person warm and someone to talk to, to maintain consiousness is more than enough on most occasions...Kudos to Acadian for encouraging and re-stocking you...Life and limb are to be handled first before preservation of any accident investigation. He was probably a shiney new boot that hasn't been on the street long...He too will get over it, especially if/when he rolls that suburban late one night and some guy comes to help him out...Trust me, he won't care what class you had been to or what certification you held, the fact that someone was there with him, when he needed them, will be all that matters...He's got a little seasoning yet to do!
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