In first aid class the instructor said something that stuck with me: If you happen upon someone in need of CPR ( i.e. their heart stopped) at that moment they are already dead. There's no way to make it worse through CPR. Doing something, even when unsure, is always better than doing nothing.
How the Ambulanz crew says to my us i have to admisst CPR, "If you Breaking his ripps, you have done us good us you can end not to weak!" That the man are not get up wars not my failer. If i have done nothing than it woudt by on my, in my view point.
In 2009 I went to Wacken. After the festival came to an end, the 70000+ people started to leave with their cars. I left as well and came to a car at the side of the road, with emergency blinkers on, in the middle of the night. I stopped, got out, and offered assistance. It was three Icelanders. They were a bit astonished when I told them that I am legally obligated to check on any potentially emergency situation. I called the ADAC, paid for their service, and had them towed to the next garage and hotel. That last part was more than was mandated by law, but I wanted them to remember the festival positively.
I highly recommend doing a first aid course/training every few years. We are required to do one when getting our drivers license and certain jobs require them every few years (kindergarten teachers etc) but it's always a good idea to do one voluntarily from time to time. I got a small mask thingy to do safe cpr with as a gift when I went there the last time. My first first aid trainer said something I keep in mind since then: If someone stops breathing, if someone is dying, you can't make the situation worse because if you don't do anything the person will die anyways. Don't hesitate. Call an ambulance and do what you learned in first aid class. Everything you do will be enough and will be right. But DO something and if it's just calling an ambulance and staying at the persons side (everything without endangering yourself of course).
@@beldin2987 Makes sense, a dead person can't sue you. So, if there's somebody dying and crying for help, make sure he's finished at the end, just to be on the safe side of the law.
My 9yo daughter recently had her first first-aid course in school. I asked her what she'd learned and she correctly demonstrated the "stabile Seitenlage" with me acting unconscious.
As a brazilian I worked at a theme park in California in 2008. I got strict instructions to wear sunglasses all the time to avoid being sued for harassment, and I was also instructed not to help anyone stumbling, because if the person fall, I could be sued for pushing. On my first week in The US I've learned that this country was not for me. Somehow I spent 11 months there and put on 20 kilos because of how expensive helthy food was.
Almost 13 years ago I was in a situation where a toddler needed my help at the flea market where worked beside my studies. She wasn't breathing due to a febrile spasm. I acted quickly and told someone to call "110" and tell them what I suspected. In the meantime I got her to breath again. The paramedics brought her to the hospital. A week later the whole family came to the flea market and said that her daughter would not be alive, if I hadn't acted that quickly. I am thankful for being privileged to have been able to help. I am also thankful that I never even considered considering whether to help or not. And I bet she is too ...
@@HayleyAlexis I´m a German and I have pretty much the same symptoms as if I have Endometriosis. I´ve been 3x in hospital to get checked but they couldn´t find anything. Because before that we tried to have kids and of course, I talked to my Gyn about it, they was hasitant to give me a hysterectomie. And I still havn´t gotten it. Now I´m 46 and I finally got my "Überweisung" (referral?) to get it done. Just because they couldn´t find the Endometriosis, I had to suffer all those years (horrible pain, sweating, bloodpressure dropping to a point of fainting, diarrhea, vomiting etc) including going to work with load of pain meds aboard. Sounds weird to say it, but I´m glad that you had the diagnosis and you could get a surgerie done, that hopefully helped you.
The first thing we cover in first aid courses (in the UK) is that you can never be sued if you try to help someone correctly (in line with training). When you do CPR you are essentially bringing someone back from the dead- you cannot make them more dead whatever you do.
Funfact: The risk of being injured yourself during first aid is actually pretty low, EXCEPT for lifeguards (swimming). Someone who's drowning can absolutely punch you in the face in their panic.
there are a few situations where you could endager yourself while trying to help - going into a burning building, climbing down a steep cliff, or even stopping in a dangerous spot on the autobahn. Once I was driving by an accident on the autobahn that was just unfolding. It was in an area where multiple autobahnen merged. I certainly couldn't stop in the middle lane, so I kept on driving until I found a place to stop. But from there it was impossible to walk back to the cars because of all the high speed traffic.
In Germany they don't require to put yourself in dangerous situations. All you have to do is call 112 or 110. Even in situations that are harmless you are not required to do more if you are a non professional. And even if you are a professional you don't have to do anything that exceed your abilities. So no need for rescue someone out of the fire or water. Leave those things to DLRG, fireman and rescue service.
In Germany, you cannot be held liable for poorly performing first aid, unless you do so deliberately. Meaning, even if your memory of the first aid class you took 20 years ago is very sketchy, you will not have to worry about making a mistake.
I am German and I am shocked but not surprised. I'm glad you found help and thanks for your videos! You are great. I'm a fan. I usually moan a lot about Germany and your videos help to see the good side of a life there.
But there is an unspoken "Duty to Act" aka someones willingness to assist in emergencies. While true - here is just no consistent law across all states, there are several states with Good Samaritan Laws that you are legally bound to act. But again, most Americans will help when someone is powerless. There are very very few Americans who will walk away from major injuries or refuse to call 9-1-1 in case of massive injury or peril. ***However, I will say this duty to rescue sometimes is based on geography, race, class, gender, etc. Sometimes the want or will to "help" depends on where or who you are. If you are in New York City - people will 99% of the time rush to help if someone is powerless. We jump onto train tracks, we try to move cars, we rush to the aid of the powerless all the time. ------ HOWEVER: If you are in rural Florida or the bigoted parts of America - and you happen to get into a car accident in front of the "good ole boys"... well lets just say if I am not in dire need - I would rather call 9-1-1 for myself than beg or let some Americans "help" me. So the moral of the story --- sorry but noooo 99% of Americans are not leaving other Americans to die in the streets.
This endometriosis fight happened similarly to me in Germany. I fought 10 years and went to 30 different doctors in different cities to get it recognized. I usually fainted when I got my period because of all the pain and was bleeding like a slaughtered pig (sorry, probably TMI). Doctors told me I am overdramatizing and taking 4 Ibuprofen 800 a day for a week every month is not an issue. While it seems to be better than in the US, we still have an issue with recognizing women's health and problems here. Especially when they are young. (Also I don't want to start about birth control pills given out like candies without real explanation to young women.)
I have the same experience with ME/CFS, POTS and suspected Endometriosis. If you can’t 100% diagnose an illness with some standard blood work you’ll have a tough time finding a doctor who takes you serious and doesn’t think it’s all in your head. Especially if you’re a young woman who doesn’t look ill. (But you shouldn’t look too ill either because there’s a high chance that they’ll think you’re acting and overdramatizing and seen as mentally ill as well..) Even studies show that the average patient who has one of these illnesses gets their diagnosis only after many years of suffering and visiting tons of doctors because they either aren’t educated enough or they don’t believe that the patient has it.
I have seen remarkable benefits of people with some first aid knowledge. Maybe 10 years ago, I was at our suburban train station on a Saturday. No trains stop on Saturday, but the coffee shop was open. An acquaintance, a little retired man, was crossing the tracks on a well-maintained walkway toward the station. For no reason, he fell and was then lying hurt and across a track. There was a group of alert adults who knew at first to ask him questions such as "Have you broken a femur before?" The answer was yes, and he'd broken a femur again. ☹I wouldn't have known to ask that, but I stood back and brought the railroad number up on my phone to call if the others didn't move him soon. But that day people knew what to do. They got him off the track, an ambulance came, etc.
In the USA, I believe there is a sign at every railroad crossing giving a phone number for the railroad. If you are often near a crossing, put that number in your contact list. If a person or vehicle is stuck on the track, call that number. Calling 911 adds a delay. The sign also has a code number and a milepost number, which have clear meaning to the railroad. When the red lights flash, stay back.
In Germany when you are an appointed lay judge (Schöffe) who is a normal citizen not working at the court you are on stand-by like a fire fighter and if the court house decides that they need you e.g. to replace another judge who fell ill you will be picked up by the police if necessary to ensure that a planned court hearing can take place. If you want to become a lay judge you apply for it and they will put your name on a waiting list from which lay judges are drawn randomly.
@@christelchristely2816 Das kann dir auch in Deutschland passieren, falls aus irgendeinem Grund zu viele Schöffen ausfallen, was zwar nur in der Theorie der Fall ist, aber immerhin möglich.
1:18 In Germany, do *not* call 911 ... the emergency number is 112 in case of medical emergencies and fire - i.e. in order to call a fire brigade, ambulance and/or emergency doctor, and 110 in order to call the police (without medical emergency).
Also, if you accidentally call the wrong number (police if you actually needed the fire department etc), don't worry they will connect you accordingly. So in case of an emergency don't waste time on trying to remember which number is the one you need, just the pick the first one that comes to your mind. The call personal will have a much better idea, who is needed in your specific emergency anyway
The good thing about the 112 is that it does not only apply within Germany and in neighbouring European countries. In the event of an emergency, the Euro emergency number introduced in 1991 offers assistance in all EU countries, in Andorra, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, Turkey, Vatican City, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia. All information and special features of the 112 in the individual European countries can be found here. But even when travelling away from our continent, 112 applies in many places.If you dial the number in Canada or the USA, for example, you will automatically be forwarded to the 911 emergency number. In countries such as Panama, Brazil or South Africa, 112 is valid in parallel with the emergency numbers used there. Here are some examples of countries with 112 emergency number sorted by region (as of February 2020): Ägypten Ghana Mauritius (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei) Nigeria Ruanda Senegal Südafrika Armenien Azerbaijan China (Hier wird nur die dort geltende Notrufnummer genannt) Osttimor Hong Kong (Weiterleitung bei mobilen Anrufen) Indien Indonesien (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei und nur von Mobiltelefonen) Iran Israel Jordanien Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Libanon (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei) Macau Malaysia (Weiterleitung bei mobilen Anrufen) Nepal (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei) Saudi-Arabien Südkorea (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei) Sri Lanka (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei) Syrien (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei) Republik China (Taiwan) (Nach Herstellen der Verbindung die 0 für Polizei und die 9 für sonstige Notfälle drücken) Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Usbekistan Oman Kanada Dominikanische Republik Panama Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Australien (nur von Mobiltelefonen) Neuseeland Vanuatu Südamerika Brasilien Chile Kolumbien (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei) Costa Rica
Do you have anything like a "company first responder" in the U.S.? In Germany, every company must provide at least one first aider, depending on its size. The employee then goes to a total of 9 x 45 minute first aider courses at the expense of the company. You learn how to check the vital functions, how is the automated external defibrillator (AED) used during resuscitation? How can I treat wounds and threatening bleeding, and so on.
In our company, the boss did not even bother with the "who is a first aider" problem. We are 15 employees and he forced all of us to take a first aid course with him at the Red Cross on a Saturday. The same thing happened when we got new fire extinguishers. Everyone should know how these things work in an emergency.
When the George Floyd case was in trial I wondered why the by standing police men were not charged with ‚unterlassene Hilfeleistung‘. I researched this topic and then learned about the fact that that’s not a thing in the USA and in other countries with the similar judicial system that derived from England. I was really surprised !
Although I already heard/read a lot about the "spouses approval" stuff I'm still shocked about it. You're basically treated as if you were just a vessel for your spouses wishes (and sperm) rather than a human being yourself - in pain(!!!) without the treatment in question. I even start hyperventilating just thinking about it.
At the beginning of my au pair journey I actually had to take a first aid class in Ne York and of course had to ask about Unterlassene Hilfeleistung (or rather if they had this in the Us). I was really surprised at the instructors answer 🙈
In Norway you are also required to help people that are in need or are in distress by law. You can get jailtime and an hefty fine for not helping. Some help is better than no help at all.
In Spain you're also required to help "within your power"; nobody expects my 82-year-old mother to pull someone out of a car, but she's expected to know better than to try and she's expected to call 112 (emergency number). She could even use her "medical emergency button"; they're connected to 112. A few years back, there was an ad regarding how to behave if you see a fight or a situation which looks like it might cause one: "don't get mixed in it, call or text 112". It was recorded in the middle of Madrid with hidden cameras and the police were _super happy_ because there had been multiple calls about the "enraged argument". The crew interviewed several of the onlookers; many people hadn't called because they knew for sure that someone else was already doing it, "it wouldn't make sense to collapse dispatch". Sometimes that's exactly what you have to do: call the experts.
Hey girl, I got the same condition. Funnily when I was again (!) lying on some property having fainted bc of the pain, ppl had an ambulance coming, but not taking me to the hospital. This was when I lived in Michigan. I was constantly told I was overdramatic. When I was over 30 I was finally diagnosed.
A friend of mine is a first responder in hamburg and when they need to pick up an US tourist on the Reeperbahn they get into real wild situations because some americans are drunk and in total panic mode. There should be a hand-out for tourists from the US so that they know that they are covered and won't get bankcrupted from our hospitals.
Well, Hayley, first, I'm very sorry to hear about your endometriosis. My attitude toward childbirth is that no woman should be _pressured_ to have kids, but every woman should have the _option_ if she _wants_ it, and so when there are complications that look like they might take the option _away_ from her, and worse, complications I don't _understand,_ well, that brings me down. But second, I would chock the bystander effect often observed in the US, in part, to the atmosphere of ravenous _litigation_ we tend to have in this country. I once read a news story about a woman who had collapsed from a heart attack. The team from the local fire station had set to work on her, and the member of that team who was administering mouth-to-mouth had his mouth filled with partially-digested food by her gag reflex. Of course, he drew back and spat it out, but soon thereafter, that fire department was hit with a lawsuit by the family for the stain he left on the carpet. So are people opting not to assist because they're just generally bad _people_ or are they opting not to assist because they're averse to being taken to court and left in debt because they made a mistake?
Probably a mix of both. Basically, they're being trained to be bad people. Not like it's just mistakes either; some people sued over broken ribs from CPR which are simply a normal and expected outcome. Fine, i'll pay if they agree to have their heart stopped again. Certainly shows why Germany has laws to prevent just such litigation cases, too.
On 2019 Feb 17, I was rescued by the training and clever actions of my lady friend who lives 108 km away. As a clinical social worker, she is trained in first aid and screening tests. At her house, I walked into a room and said "I think I had a stroke." Simple screening tests look for loss of function on one side of the body. "Hold your right arm up while I pull down on it. Now the left arm Touch your nose with your right index finger. etc." After finding that I did not have a stroke, she took me, not to the nearest hospital, but to a super-duper emergency room farther away. In brief, my short-term memory was totally blacked out for about 6 hours. It's called Transient Global Amnesia and you can look it up. My 6 hours of confusion was a typical case. My knowledge of the 6 hours is limited to what others have told me. 😁
I come from "Catholic" Ireland and I cannot believe that people need "spousal approval" for necessary medical procedures. Does this mean that, if the spouse doesn't give their approval, a Woman can be left in pain or a Man with Testicular Cancer can't receive treatment? That's Barbaric...
It isn't necessarily a requirement to have the approval but some facilities/doctors will not do the procedures due to the headache that comes with them. I think because there is so much drama circling certain procedures a lot of the healthcare professionals make sure to at least mention spouse/children/future.
I would like to mention one point about fare evasion that is important: If you are caught without a ticket, and this can happen to the best of us, you have to pay an increased transportation fee. And those who are too poor for a ticket can't afford it completely. This often ends up with these poor people ending up in jail. No kidding, an awful lot of people in jail in Germany are sitting there because of fare evasion. Our parliament and also the government now wants to change something about that, I even watched the Bundestag debate about it live. But it may be a long time before you can no longer go to jail for fare evasion, which, by the way, costs the taxpayer an enormous amount of money, far more than you would have to pay for a lifetime ticket. Edit: As a guy, I can't say too much about the last point, since I've only heard about this pain indirectly through an ex-girlfriend, my sister and an acquaintance. This sexist and degrading behavior in the "oh we are so Christian" US society towards women as birth machines is simply disgusting. When will these people finally arrive in the now and when will you finally start reading the bible as it was written and not as this braindead preachers lie to them? (If they have to refer to this mythology at all...)
Gas stations that are directly connected to the Autobahn (like a resting place, for which you don't need to "leave" the Autobahn system) are announced 5 km before you're approaching it and the sign will also show how far the next one after it is away to help assess whether you fill up right here or might make it to the next one. It's quite handy, but it leaves the risk of getting stuck in a traffic jam and waste a lot of gas.
I really hope the treatment you received finally allowed you to be without pain each month. It is one thing to caution people to think of their future, but another to push someone into something like waiting while having huge pain, when there is no real chance of the proposed future to ever happen. I understand that, especially for children, it may be real hard to grasp and that you really have to be careful with explaining so they understand the consequences. Like "There's two options: you can take this medicine, that will help you, but it will take longer and therefore you'll suffer a little more now. But it will cause less harm to you overall. Then there's another medicine, that's way stronger and it won't take as long for you to be healthy again. But you most likely won't be able to have kids, because it's so aggressive." (and that may be options for cancer treatment or other huge issues!) You may not even want to indulge on the amount of time it takes to heal, but rather on the future outlook, depending on the age and ability to understand. But the goal should always be to fulfill the patients wish: To not have to suffer more than necessary. So, yeah, explaining what it will mean is correct, but it should never be judgemental or pushy or anything like that. It doesn't have to be purely factual, it may be understanding etc. it really depends on the situation. (like, someone just learning of the option vs someone like you, that had years to ponder all aspects) Regarding the "unterlassene Hilfeleistung": In some episode of an American series there was someone who did try to help and get into trouble, because while that person was a trained medical, she wasn't trained to help in a situation as the one she was helping in. So, the argument was kinda like: Yeah, you should have let the person die instead of helping him. He's right to sue you for loosing a leg (or something along those lines, dunno what exactly the thing was the person was sued for). - Back when watching that episode, I just sat there, not believing what I was just watching. How can you want to be dead rather than survive? How can you sue the person, that saved you life? Would you really rather be dead? Even if first aid arrives, they can only do so much on the spot.
Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada. Really, Hayley.
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The "Duty to Rescue" is a typical Wikipedia article. In that it is *bad*. "concept in tort law"? Not in Civil Law jurisdictions (the US is a Common Law system… those are based on the UK law traditions) As to jail for missing jury duty… there's Steve Lehto's channel which had a couple of vids about judges going crazy on people for "contempt of court". I still don't know what, if any, limits there are on judges' rulings in contempt of court cases. But it seems some regularly go *crazy*… even on lawyers, sometimes!
I have been with 3 people (different occasions) driving from Fort Myers to Miami and running out of gas on the side of the road... They were not expecting and never drove on the road before... It was pretty funny and hot... but we had an amazing time waiting for the tow truck and trying to spot alligators...
110 miles isn't really that far though. I was visiting a fried 2 states away and drove home this morning. It's 575 miles each way and I was home by noon (7.5 hour drive).
Hunters, people who do target shooting, people who shoot guns for a sport, home health care people who work in bad neighborhoods, gun store owners/workers, convenience store owners/workers, etc. When I worked for home health as a physical therapist I wore a bullet proof vest. I went into some horrible neighborhoods and there were a few times I was caught in the crossfire of 2 enemy gangs. A coworker of mine used to work at a convenience store and she wore a bullet proof vest. It's a good thing she did too. She was shot by a robber. Police told her if she didn't wear a bullet proof vest she would have been most likely dead.
I am sorry for you to Deal with endometriosis, it is one of the 20 most painful conditions in general, 1 in 10 women are suffering from it and even doctors are not well educated on that condition. I have adenomiosis and no doctors even heard if it. I always say "do you know endometriosis? Okay. It is like that one". Even a hysterectomy dosnt cure endometriosis. There are just options so mild the Symptomes. I hope we are processing and one day understand the condition and find cure. Sending you strengh and Support ♡
I did training for lifeguards (Rettungsschwimmer Bronze). We were informed that if we didn't help more than calling help, we could be held liable because we did this training. For example because it was bronze It said that I could rescue people smaller than me. If I saw a kid drow ,and would not be in danger myself, I have to help or would be held liable. I also did a week long training to be a school paramedic,I would assume that that could also make me liable if I didn't at least try.
I am first aider in my company and I have to do a course every 2 years. We are trained on CPR and using the defibrillator. With CPR dont forget how often you injure the thorax and break several ribs.
Die Sache mit der Kugelsicherenweste finde ich extrem witzig. Der legale Kauf so einer Weste ist ein "falscher Freund". So etwas kauft man nur, wenn man sie auch nutzen will. Und dann kommt zum Raub halt noch eine Straftat hinzu. Interessanterweise musste ich direkt daran denken, dass in Deutschland ein Gefängnisausbruch nicht strafbar ist. Aber alles, was du während dieses Ausbruchs machst (z.B. Geiselnahme, Körperverletzung, Sachbeschädigung, etc) kann illegal sein.
I can imagine this having to do with the fact American's like suing - Imagine having to break the car window to help and being sued afterwards for doing, so.... Or them being left with expensive bills.
Imagine having to break someones arm to get him out of his burning car and he sues you for everything and the judge deems you guilty and sends you into prison for 25 years. Or you rescuscitate someone who dies afterwards and you are getting sued for manslaughter and are found guilty and end on the electric chair. Of course i would ALWAYS turn a cold shoulder and tell him he should sue me.
We get taught, that you cant make a bad situation worse by helping. Performing first help and breaking in that someones bones isnt so bad, as when this person would have died otherwise.
I don't know how the numbers are today but when I started working in the rescue service, some 20 years ago, your chance to survive an observed cardiac arrest for at least 24 h were much higher in the US than in Germany. Part of the reason were that AEDs were more prevalent - which has changed for the better in Germany - but another reason was that American lay persons were more comfortable in administering CPR. So while there might not be a Hilfeleistung law, at least back then Americans were decent human beings who wouldn't hesitate to save a life, statistically speaking. I don't believe that has changed too much.
I agree.. I think any decent human being would try to help to the best of their abilities BUT there are some occasions where people don't want to be bothered or are too afraid to help.... Which in my opinion (due to the way American society works)... Is understandable!
@@HayleyAlexis As a smug European I'm always willing to talk crap about 'murica :) but the truth is I've seen plenty of patients die not because Germans are particularly unhelpful but because the bystanders were too afraid to make a mistake. Many of us lack the 'can do' attitude that I see in Americans I know. It could happen that as soon as we arrived, some people would ask if the could help, so it was obvious they wanted to do the right thing but didn't trust themselves enough to do it on their own.
I think I would feel less inclined to help in an emergency in USA than elsewhere because it is such a litigious country. Even phoning for an ambulance could be the wrong thing if the injured person does not have insurance to pay for that ambulance.
my daughter who's is a mortician witnessed an serious accident . So she and an off duty policeman were trying to stop the bleeding and do cpr sady she died. But even morticians have learn basic first aid including resuscitation in case their customers arn't quite dead
I noticed this watching some dashcam channels. People in the US are like “wow, I got it on camera and then just keep driving”. But it’s very fitting to the “pull yourself up” mentality…
Regarding criminals not being allowed to wear bullet-proof vests: I’m not American and have no idea what the actual reason is, but I can guess why it could be in some cases. For example, if someone comes into a bank or a market or wherever with 2 guns and is just madly shooting around. The police is called and tries to convince them to stop shooting. If it doesn’t work, they’ll have to shoot him (not necessarily kill but injure him so that he can’t run or shoot anymore). If they’re wearing bulletproof body armor, that would be impossible to do. Sure it’s kinda dumb or rather sad that they add more sentences to a person’s crime just because they wore bullet-proof armor, but I do get why police officers wouldn’t want them to do so. Making it illegal for everyone is kind of the most plausible thing to do. Giving extra sentences bc of that also makes the criminals rethink whether they’re gonna wear one or not.
Considering the fact that that person is already planning on committing a crime that is way worse than putting on a bulletproof vest, threatening to punish wearing that vest doesn't do anything. The person is robbing a bank carrying guns. We can assume they are planning on or are at least okay with opening fire and might expect getting shot at. So of course they would wear a bulletproof vest. They want to protect themselves. They don't mind that them wearing bulletproof clothing makes it harder for law enforcement to stop them. It's exactly what they want. The argument that it might make them make better choices in the future because on top of the sentence for armed robbery they get to stay in prison a bit longer doesn't work either. Especially if incarceration is used rather to punish the criminal and not to rehabilitate the person more time in prison doesn't mean they regret what they did but rather regret getting caught. So all the more reason to wear bulletproof clothing and make it as hard as possible to take them down on their next trip to the bank once they're out. Because once they're out of prison in the USA they probably don't have any money, work, probably not even a social security net to help them get back on their feet. So they might have no alternative than to do exactly that.
We have about the same law in Belgium and I think more countries in Europe. You have the duty to help. That can be just a phone call or helping somebody out of a car. But you don't have to get yourself in danger. But, and here comes a major difference, you are not liable if you do something wrong. So in the USA I will run away, in Europe I will help if I can.
btw it's mandatory in Germany to have made a first-aid class before you get your drivers license, usually it's even something the school organizes for students in 11th or 12th grade. So most drivers should be able to give at least some about of first aid, even if they have forgotten over time. Also I whole heartedly agree with what you said about having the possibility to illegally use public transport. People should have the right to travel for necessities.
Hi Hayley, my stepfather is american and he always thinks that the american doctors are the best. Like you said they are not. It shouldn´t be a thing for them to realize youre problem but they gave a shit about you. Sorry for my bad words. I hope you feel allright today and I wish you all the best.
There is a law that forbids 'Schutzbewaffnung' at public gatherings that can be used to protect someone from the police. This can be anything from helmets, gas masks to safety goggles or a mouthpiece.
About the gass-rule: isnt that the reason that in europe that there is always a sign before the next gass-station there is a sign to let you know how far it is to the station after this one?
What actually makes me, as a first responder, sick is that you can get sued in the U. S. for rendering assistance. It's the classical double-bind: Damned if you do and damned if you don't. To me it's unsurprising that people are very hesitant in offering assistance, because with a few exceptions you have Damokles's sword dangling over you, ready to strike at any moment. The most interesting point is that the same people who are suing folks after having received assistance in an emergency are the ones who are the most surprised that they don't the next time an emergency is arising. My mind is already vividly projecting images of them complaining about the cold-heartedness of people... 🤮 In contrast, it's not just that you are *required* by law to render assistance, but you are also *protected* against undue hardship when doing so. First of all it's § 323c StGB (the already-cited "Unterlassene Hilfeleistung"), and second it works in tandem with § 680 BGB ("Geschäftsführung zur Gefahrenabwehr"): If the purpose of the business serves averting danger from the principal, the executive is only liable for damages from gross neglect or deliberate intention. Combine the two, and no court in Germany is going to accept any litigation against a first responder unless you can *prove* malicious intent or gross neglect. In fact first responders here in DE get an education so they know what they are doing (education in first aid is actually _required_ in some instances, e. g. when obtaining a driver's license).
Hayley, if you're coming back from the Netherlands on the A3 you might think, as I did, that there would be a tankstelle ar the side of the autobahn soon after you cross over into Deutschland. Well you'd be wrong! First chance to tank according to Wiki is at Raststätte Hünxe, over 50 km after the border. Luckily we made it that far but we were getting nervous we would run out.
oh riding without a ticket can have far bigger consequences... especially homless or poor people can end up in jail quite fast for using bus/train without a ticket. Other than e.G. driving over a red light (even if far more dangerous) with a car, driving without a ticket is a a crime, while the other is only a infringement. And driving without ticket usually don't get brought to court, if you can show your passport and have a home-adress and pay a 60€ fine quickly. People unable to obtain a ticket usually can not pay the fine either and a homeless will have immidiate trouble because he can not give a adress to send the bill to (you can not pay the fine in the train) - so this will be automatical referered to the police and held detained - so its quite unfair to people who have disadvantages by life.
As a German, I only help out in accidents, but not in fights, especially when women are involved. I once helped a woman who was being assaulted on a train who was yelling for help by incapacitating the attacker (her boyfriend) and then holding him until federal police arrived. I was later charged with grievous bodily harm because the girlfriend conceded that she called for help and that her boyfriend attacked her. I will never help anyone again!
Shocking and appauling. In Norway everybody is obligated by law even to help animals in need. Both tame and wild animals. There are strict rules to follow in different situations. Both on Denmark and Norway heart starters for public use are "at every corner". Smartphone apps tell where the nearest one is. In order to get my driver license 40 years ago i had to have a first aid course. The first thing you have to do is to se how you can give immideate help to a human or an animal. The next thing you do is to call "911". Then you call the police. I really do not think i take the chance of making USA my next (payed) vacation destination. I got a food poisoning on a business trip to China, Wenzhou, back in 2006. A medical doctor came to my hotel room. She did not even ask to see my travel insurance. I payed 0, Zero. And i never got a bill.
I PERSONALLY have never done jury duty - always did my best to get out of it. Here in NJ, they don't even pay you enough per day to purchase something to eat when it's lunchtime. Also, as you know Hayley, in America, if you miss one or a few days of work, you will get behind and then it can take you weeks and overtime to catch up. Also having severe ADHD and anxiety, I cannot sit for long periods of time, I will go out of my mind. Also, people with ADHD get distracted VERY EASILY, even on meds. You may disagree what I am going to say, and that is fine...I personally believe they should be having all those on state assistance, let THEM be the one who attends jury duty...they shouldn't be bothering those who work. Those who get state assistance, over 50% are sponges of society, they will sit and stay home as long as they can until their benefits run out. I also always got out of it bc for years, I volunteered at a Rape Crisis and battered womens shelter. If I KNEW NJ was a death penalty state, I think perhaps I WOULD serve jury duty - anyone who kills another person purposely, is a pedophile, someone who has abused/killed animals (a lengthy history), is a woman beater, and if there IS 100% evidence...then I DO believe they should get the death penalty. I have been in the psychology field for almost 30 years - I got my BA and MA in Psych - taught Psych at the college and also a drug and alcohol counselor. It IS a proven fact those who are pedophiles can NEVER be rehabilitated...the liberals say "oh they have rights". I will ask, "what about the rights of that little 5, 10 or even 13 year-old (whatever age the minor or even adult was killed), what about THEIR rights?!"
Going back a few years, my car broke down on the highway. It was sooo cold and raining and on a Friday night, maybe around 9:00 pm. I did not have Triple A and I didn't have my battery charger on me, my battery went - my coolant system was leaking, so I stopped to put in antifreeze and like an idiot, I shut off the vehicle, which I should NOT have done bc it NEEDED antifreeze, so it wouldn't have burst out, bubbling burning me. I get back into the vehicle and it did not start. It was not until maybe 11:30 at night is when this man from India in some Dodge Caravan pulled over and helped me. But for those hours, I just stood there or sitting inside my car CRYING wondering, "what if I was someone's wife or girlfriend, wouldn't they have appreciated if someone helped them?!" But in a way, I can in a way be glad it was this older Indian man who helped me...I was lucky. Some pervert or murderer/rapist could have been the one who pulled over and acted as if he was going to help me.
If you know how to save the life of somebody with a cardiac arrest you will nessecarily break his ribs. So in America nobody will ever save you in a cardiac emergency because they fear to be sued for saving your life?
Would it be possible to convince the owner of a company to support the idea of a relatively short course in first aid if he or she wouldn't have to pay for it and who is responsible for decisions like that? Maybe a governor or a court? It could take a load off people's backs. I will refresh it! I wanted to do that anyway. thank you for reminding me. Even if it costs a bit. In case of an emergency I don't want to feel guilty and will be thankful if someone helps me.
Leaving anybody in a helpless situation is punishable by law in the Netherlands too. Maximum 3 months in prison or maximum 4,500 Euro fine. There was some 10 years ago a famous case of somebody drowning in an Amsterdam canal. Approximately 100 people watched it, and nobody helped (which is understandable, as you cannot get out of the water in an Amsterdam canal). All 100 people were tracked down and prosecuted. The fact that some called 112 (the European 911) was not sufficient.
I'm not a law expert but when I google'd what Swedish juridical system says about helping someone injured In Sweden & there's no actual law that requires people to help someone but it's more a general view of unity in public that if your own life isn't at risk you have a moral obligation to do so & the majority among the swedish people do help each other anyway because they do care & I can tell that of personal experience that there's always been someone that has helped me when I need'd help due to my epilepsy
In Germany there are no restrictions about buying bullet proof vests. You can go Just to the internet an buy one right now. The Idea is, if you work in potentialy dangerous Jobs you don't need permission to buy one (Security Guard, paramedic, etc.). Of course you are allowed to wear them, exept from spesific situations (Demonstrations, ellections, etc.)
In Germany you are completely insured when you give someone first-aid. From a rip in your jacket to trauma because of what you have seen, you are fully covered. Also a company is required to have first-aid helpers in relation to the number of employees. It's usually other employees that sign up for training. This training must be repeated every two years. Do you have anything similar in USA?
In switzerland it is the same like in Germany, you have to help or you could be getting in trouble because of "unterlassener hilfeleistung" If I remember at docu about Southafrica, there it is the opposite ..only medical personal /first response Police /Firefighters are allowed to help.. other people like the personal from the towtruck are not allowed to give first aid... But I don't know if this (in my eyes stupid) law still exist.
As an American, I can give reasons why people do not help. First, if someone is in a vehicle that just got into an accident, moving them around, you may do MORE damage to them. That is why when people are in car accidents, police will say to wait for paramedics. Also, some people, may be one of those who if dying, don't want to be brought back to life, then they threaten to sue the person who helped them. Another reason is many people are afraid of body fluid exchange...the person may not perform CPR because they may be afraid the other person has HIV/AIDS. I live in NJ and going back maybe 10-15 years, people posed on the side of the road/highway as if they needed help. When someone comes to help, it ended up being a trap to steal the other person's car, rob them, or so something horrible to them. As you know Hayley, America vs. Europe...Americans are SUE HUNGRY. Even if someone did help them, the other person may find a way to try and sue them...their life is made h*ll before going to court. Also, so many negative things happen, I think people are just AFRAID to help. Or some may not report it, bc they may think SOMEONE ELSE already called for help. One time I was on the highway, Rte. 80 and it was right by my exit. It appeared a vehicle was going to blow up, the engine/hood area was on fire. I literally WAITED until I was able to pull over to phone either the police of 911. I know in my town, police LOVE to give tickets for ANY FREAKING reason so I was afraid if I was driving and phoned, I would have ended up getting a ticket for talking and being on the phone.
The likelihood of getting AIDS/HIV from CPR is highly unlikely and I technically think there are no known cases ever of HIV/AIDS being transmitted through by CPR/ DNR does not really hold up against a public citizen with no known knowledge. The only time someone could sue regarding a DNR is a) if the citizen knew the individual was DNR or b) in a hospital setting. Just wanted to include these two pieces of information to help clear up anything.
Jury duty exists in Germany too and can come with a fine of up to 1000 EUR if you don’t do it without good reason. Schöffe/Schöffin is a juror and becomes your duty as a citizen when you are given German citizenship.
In Austria it goes so far that every person who gets a driver's license is obliged to attend a first aid course in order to be able to provide first aid in the event of an accident. I find it incredible how you manage to show things that you take for granted when you grew up with them. I would be interested to know why the portions in the grocery stores in America (e.g. Costco) are so large and why do they give away a turkey for Christmas???Oh and what is Half and Half???
So, in Germany you get a first aid course when you get your driving license. As soon as you do that course you are expected to do first aid if necessary. Just calling the ambulance is not enough. No one has ever had negative repercussions for injuring someone during first aid. If you are performing it in the first place then that means that they are dying and you are trying to keep them alive untill the ambulance gets there. Broken ribs during CPR don't matter. It is really sad that this is not a normal thing to do in other countries
The United States also, just like Germany, has "Good Samaritan laws" in all 50 states and D.C. safeguarding everyone assisting in such cases insofar as they can not be held liable for any damages incurred while reasonably trying to help someone. Actually, Hayley is somewhat incorrect about the "duty to rescue": Several U.S. states do have such a duty as well, e.g. California. However, unlike _unterlassene Hilfeleistung_ in these cases it is only treated as a misdemeanor as compared to a crime in Germany, and indeed there's no federal law for that.
yes you are going to drive 10s of km on an autobahn without a gas statiion. the gas stations are mosty every 30-50 km. But you wont drive 200 km without a gas station. Most cars signal the empty tank at least 50 km away so therefore you should be fine with a distance of 50 km between gas stations. A month ago I rented a car with the "feature" that it didn`t show the range when the fuel was going to be empty. so the low fuel warning came on and i had ---- km to drive. Since i dont know the car and there was no gas station nearby, because of city zone, i left the autobahn and drove to a gas station. Then I found out that the gas station only served diesel... great had to search another gas station. it was pretty stressing to drive and not to know if the fuel is enough...
7:50 "In the United States, if you don't have a car, you're screwed." Oh, well _don't_ say that, Hayley. That's not true. Sure, way out _west,_ it may be the case. I haven't had a car in _years,_ though. I get by just fine and I live in Colorado. Granted, I live in a fairly well _connected_ part of Colorado, but _still._ And of course, the closer you get to the east coast, the closer you get to cities with their main infrastructure laid out before the mass _availability_ of the automobile. In places like New York City, cars tend to be more trouble than they're _worth._
c’mon, you have to admit that unless you have moved to such specific places, you ARE screwed in many many cases. Try to live in Colimbia, MD, and get to Baltimore or Washington DC on a weekend…
In my country, we have something called the duty of assistance, i.e. everyone has to help others who are in need. In the event of a traffic accident, those involved, others who have arrived at the scene or others who are nearby have an extensive duty of assistance under the traffic legislation. Failure to fulfill this duty can - in addition to penalties - lead to the loss of your driving licence. Moreover, there is a moral and social obligation on the one hand, and at the same time a kind of reciprocity of practical kindness, which we all depend on in our daily lives. Who can you trust in a situation where you only think of your best interests, without thinking that next time you will be the one who needs help... and when no one dares or wants to help just like the time you yourself failed to help others... One nests as one lies. Finally: Are you ready to be able to answer uncomfortable questions afterwards?
depends always what region you are in. and the conversation with the doc is important too. i got a vasectomi at that age. i was there with my wife for the consultation and statet to him that i have already 2 kids, that both are always be my kids and that i dont want more even if i get divorced and have a new wife. no problem at all after that. 2 month later it was done
I would not do CPR in US though. There is a saying in my family, that in CPR the ribs have to crack. (You need to push the chest about 6cm deep - if the person has more volume, I'd say even more.) The thing is - when you do CPR you are literally trying to massage the heart, that is inside the ribcase. That is why massaging the breasts is just not enough. Yeah, you can do CPR without cracking ribs... but when it really is needed - the ribs will heal - if half of your body is paralysed for the rest of your life... or something worse... you will prefer that they did crack your ribs. But you could get sued for broken ribs in the US...
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In Germany you can even get a pay penalty , when your car breaks down because of loss of gas. You have to make sure your car is well fueled . Law says you are a hindrence for traffic, when you don´t and have to stop on the street.
my brother-in-law has been living in the US for a few years. He was shocked to witness a car accident involving an elderly couple and no one stopped to help them or at least to check they were okay. In Germany, fortunately, this has so far been very unlikely.
Holy shit! My parents had a bad car crash in '19. The ARE an elderly couple. Thankfully, there were people who cared for them "very warmheartedly" as my dad recalled. They both had do go to the hospital and stay for a few days. The passengers in the other car were injured too.
A cruel society, because the people are forced to be cruel. To not help. Because of their own security, or that from the person in need of help. If u call an ambulance, who is gonna pay for? You, who called it, or the person whos life was saved?
Regarding the hysterectomy: I believe the topic of not being able to have children would be seriously explained and talked over in great detail, if the other option was off the table. Your partner would also be asked, just to clear up the seriousness of the decision, but would not need to give legal approval. This is done to fully inform a patient of the consequences of the procedure. Doctors know how deep psychological problems can become, once a patient is at a time in life where they want to have children. This need is so strong and makes one extremely unhappy if it is impossible to fulfill. A hysterectomy, is a last straw operation, once all else has failed. I'm glad to hear you were able to receive help in Germany.
The endometriosis part is so crazy. Not only because they put the decision over your body in the hands of other people, but also because my mom had a laparoscopy treatment for endo in the '90s! The fucking '90s! In Eastern Germany. It's not a cutting edge technology! (Well, it is, in a punny way.) It's standard care.
about getting to prison or other big penaltys for not showing up at jury duty... in germany law say the penalty must be appropriate to what a person has done. means the crime and the penalty must be equaled out so justicias sclae stays fine. So jail time money penalty and doing social service is and would be way too much in this case. I guess if we had jurys over here the approbiates judgement would be social service or a fine or something. giving back to coummunity what you took with not comeing. or even do 2 rounds of duty.
Just FYI, there is an unspoken "Duty to Act" aka someones willingness to assist in emergencies. While true - in America there is no consistent law across all states, there are several states with Good Samaritan Laws where you are legally bound to act. But again, most Americans will help when someone is powerless. There are very very few Americans who will walk away from major injuries or refuse to call 9-1-1 in case of massive injury or peril. ***However, I will say this willingness to rescue sometimes is based on geography, race, class, gender, etc. Sometimes the want or will to "help" depends on where or who you are. If you are in New York City - people will 99% of the time rush to help if someone is powerless. We jump onto train tracks, we try to move cars, we rush to the aid of the powerless all the time. Because in New York City the mantra is "See Something, Say Something, Do Something." ------ HOWEVER: If you are in rural Florida or the bigoted parts of America - and you happen to get into a car accident in front of the "good ole boys"... well lets just say if I am not in dire need - I would rather call 9-1-1 for myself than beg or let some Americans "help" me. So the moral of the story --- sorry but noooo 99% of Americans are not leaving other Americans to die in the streets.
In regard to doctors and nurses you are wrong. They took the hippocratic oath, so by doing nothing they break that oath. Maybe legally they are not in the wrong, but from the perspective of their profession they are. ".....I will do no harm or injustice...." I do understand doctors being hesitant, when comes to a hysterectemy (not sure I spelled it correctly). It is a major surgery, and many factors can play a role. What I do not get, is that in the US, they did not offer you other options, that someone else like a spouse, hubby etc could possibly have a say and those things. However hearing your explanation, I also don't get why they plainly refused to help you. Obviously you needed help, all they could (or at least would) offer was this. So wtf they did not do as you wished, I find very disturbing. I hope however that what they did in Germany helped you, and you are without extreme pains Because that is what you needed, I hope you got it.
"thats why" wrong choice of words. Everyone (not just drivers) is required by law to help as long as its reasonable. The first aid courses came ages after that law and only prepare drivers better as they are more likely to come across a person in need of help and also are more likely to cause the need for help. Also the laws about duty of rescue go beyond medical first aid, you are technicly even required to do your best to help when someone becomes a victim of a crime (being raped/attacked etc) ... not that you have to step in if its a risk to yourself, but you cant ignore it either without breaking that law.
Yes, we've got a law ensuring that people help eachother. We shouldn't need a law ensuring that everyone is getting help in an emergency, but, as always, laws are needed because people don't do what they should be doing anyway.
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In first aid class the instructor said something that stuck with me: If you happen upon someone in need of CPR ( i.e. their heart stopped) at that moment they are already dead. There's no way to make it worse through CPR. Doing something, even when unsure, is always better than doing nothing.
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How the Ambulanz crew says to my us i have to admisst CPR, "If you Breaking his ripps, you have done us good us you can end not to weak!"
That the man are not get up wars not my failer.
If i have done nothing than it woudt by on my, in my view point.
@@uwehansen2915 You did something! You tried, and that is good! Thank you!
In Denmark it can lead to an up to 8 year prison sentence to leave a person in a helpless condition.
It should be that way everywhere in the world without exception.
Same in Switzerland, although it's up to 3 years of prison here.
That is stiff. In the Netherlands it is maximum 3 months or 4.500 Euro fine.
In germany, if someone dies because you haven't helped that person, you can also end up in prison and rightfully so.
@@ronaldderooij1774 As much as I know, it depends on the outcome, cause if that person dies, you probably end up in jail too.
In 2009 I went to Wacken. After the festival came to an end, the 70000+ people started to leave with their cars.
I left as well and came to a car at the side of the road, with emergency blinkers on, in the middle of the night. I stopped, got out, and offered assistance. It was three Icelanders. They were a bit astonished when I told them that I am legally obligated to check on any potentially emergency situation. I called the ADAC, paid for their service, and had them towed to the next garage and hotel. That last part was more than was mandated by law, but I wanted them to remember the festival positively.
Danke! This is how humanity should work.
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I highly recommend doing a first aid course/training every few years. We are required to do one when getting our drivers license and certain jobs require them every few years (kindergarten teachers etc) but it's always a good idea to do one voluntarily from time to time. I got a small mask thingy to do safe cpr with as a gift when I went there the last time. My first first aid trainer said something I keep in mind since then: If someone stops breathing, if someone is dying, you can't make the situation worse because if you don't do anything the person will die anyways. Don't hesitate. Call an ambulance and do what you learned in first aid class. Everything you do will be enough and will be right. But DO something and if it's just calling an ambulance and staying at the persons side (everything without endangering yourself of course).
Yeah, in the US the first you learned there seems to be how NOT to get sued :
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@@beldin2987 Makes sense, a dead person can't sue you. So, if there's somebody dying and crying for help, make sure he's finished at the end, just to be on the safe side of the law.
My current employer offers one every two years, for free. I take it!
My 9yo daughter recently had her first first-aid course in school. I asked her what she'd learned and she correctly demonstrated the "stabile Seitenlage" with me acting unconscious.
As a brazilian I worked at a theme park in California in 2008. I got strict instructions to wear sunglasses all the time to avoid being sued for harassment, and I was also instructed not to help anyone stumbling, because if the person fall, I could be sued for pushing. On my first week in The US I've learned that this country was not for me. Somehow I spent 11 months there and put on 20 kilos because of how expensive helthy food was.
Almost 13 years ago I was in a situation where a toddler needed my help at the flea market where worked beside my studies. She wasn't breathing due to a febrile spasm. I acted quickly and told someone to call "110" and tell them what I suspected. In the meantime I got her to breath again. The paramedics brought her to the hospital. A week later the whole family came to the flea market and said that her daughter would not be alive, if I hadn't acted that quickly. I am thankful for being privileged to have been able to help. I am also thankful that I never even considered considering whether to help or not. And I bet she is too ...
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Ive heard your experience with endometriosis echoed practically verbatim. Its sad and sickening that potential fertilitty is valued over your health
It happens a lot more frequently than people think...
@@HayleyAlexis I´m a German and I have pretty much the same symptoms as if I have Endometriosis. I´ve been 3x in hospital to get checked but they couldn´t find anything. Because before that we tried to have kids and of course, I talked to my Gyn about it, they was hasitant to give me a hysterectomie. And I still havn´t gotten it. Now I´m 46 and I finally got my "Überweisung" (referral?) to get it done. Just because they couldn´t find the Endometriosis, I had to suffer all those years (horrible pain, sweating, bloodpressure dropping to a point of fainting, diarrhea, vomiting etc) including going to work with load of pain meds aboard. Sounds weird to say it, but I´m glad that you had the diagnosis and you could get a surgerie done, that hopefully helped you.
The first thing we cover in first aid courses (in the UK) is that you can never be sued if you try to help someone correctly (in line with training). When you do CPR you are essentially bringing someone back from the dead- you cannot make them more dead whatever you do.
Funfact: The risk of being injured yourself during first aid is actually pretty low, EXCEPT for lifeguards (swimming). Someone who's drowning can absolutely punch you in the face in their panic.
True, but that is part of your training as a life guard or generally when doing your "Rettungsschwimmer"
there are a few situations where you could endager yourself while trying to help - going into a burning building, climbing down a steep cliff, or even stopping in a dangerous spot on the autobahn. Once I was driving by an accident on the autobahn that was just unfolding. It was in an area where multiple autobahnen merged. I certainly couldn't stop in the middle lane, so I kept on driving until I found a place to stop. But from there it was impossible to walk back to the cars because of all the high speed traffic.
In Germany they don't require to put yourself in dangerous situations. All you have to do is call 112 or 110. Even in situations that are harmless you are not required to do more if you are a non professional. And even if you are a professional you don't have to do anything that exceed your abilities. So no need for rescue someone out of the fire or water. Leave those things to DLRG, fireman and rescue service.
In Germany, you cannot be held liable for poorly performing first aid, unless you do so deliberately. Meaning, even if your memory of the first aid class you took 20 years ago is very sketchy, you will not have to worry about making a mistake.
I am so sorry to hear about your condition and how the medical professionals in Florida refused to put your needs and choices first. 😢
I am German and I am shocked but not surprised. I'm glad you found help and thanks for your videos! You are great. I'm a fan. I usually moan a lot about Germany and your videos help to see the good side of a life there.
But there is an unspoken "Duty to Act" aka someones willingness to assist in emergencies. While true - here is just no consistent law across all states, there are several states with Good Samaritan Laws that you are legally bound to act. But again, most Americans will help when someone is powerless. There are very very few Americans who will walk away from major injuries or refuse to call 9-1-1 in case of massive injury or peril.
***However, I will say this duty to rescue sometimes is based on geography, race, class, gender, etc. Sometimes the want or will to "help" depends on where or who you are. If you are in New York City - people will 99% of the time rush to help if someone is powerless. We jump onto train tracks, we try to move cars, we rush to the aid of the powerless all the time. ------ HOWEVER: If you are in rural Florida or the bigoted parts of America - and you happen to get into a car accident in front of the "good ole boys"... well lets just say if I am not in dire need - I would rather call 9-1-1 for myself than beg or let some Americans "help" me.
So the moral of the story --- sorry but noooo 99% of Americans are not leaving other Americans to die in the streets.
This endometriosis fight happened similarly to me in Germany. I fought 10 years and went to 30 different doctors in different cities to get it recognized. I usually fainted when I got my period because of all the pain and was bleeding like a slaughtered pig (sorry, probably TMI). Doctors told me I am overdramatizing and taking 4 Ibuprofen 800 a day for a week every month is not an issue. While it seems to be better than in the US, we still have an issue with recognizing women's health and problems here. Especially when they are young.
(Also I don't want to start about birth control pills given out like candies without real explanation to young women.)
I have the same experience with ME/CFS, POTS and suspected Endometriosis. If you can’t 100% diagnose an illness with some standard blood work you’ll have a tough time finding a doctor who takes you serious and doesn’t think it’s all in your head. Especially if you’re a young woman who doesn’t look ill. (But you shouldn’t look too ill either because there’s a high chance that they’ll think you’re acting and overdramatizing and seen as mentally ill as well..) Even studies show that the average patient who has one of these illnesses gets their diagnosis only after many years of suffering and visiting tons of doctors because they either aren’t educated enough or they don’t believe that the patient has it.
I have seen remarkable benefits of people with some first aid knowledge. Maybe 10 years ago, I was at our suburban train station on a Saturday. No trains stop on Saturday, but the coffee shop was open. An acquaintance, a little retired man, was crossing the tracks on a well-maintained walkway toward the station. For no reason, he fell and was then lying hurt and across a track. There was a group of alert adults who knew at first to ask him questions such as "Have you broken a femur before?" The answer was yes, and he'd broken a femur again. ☹I wouldn't have known to ask that, but I stood back and brought the railroad number up on my phone to call if the others didn't move him soon. But that day people knew what to do. They got him off the track, an ambulance came, etc.
In the USA, I believe there is a sign at every railroad crossing giving a phone number for the railroad. If you are often near a crossing, put that number in your contact list. If a person or vehicle is stuck on the track, call that number. Calling 911 adds a delay. The sign also has a code number and a milepost number, which have clear meaning to the railroad. When the red lights flash, stay back.
You did good for standing by and on alert.
In Germany when you are an appointed lay judge (Schöffe) who is a normal citizen not working at the court you are on stand-by like a fire fighter and if the court house decides that they need you e.g. to replace another judge who fell ill you will be picked up by the police if necessary to ensure that a planned court hearing can take place. If you want to become a lay judge you apply for it and they will put your name on a waiting list from which lay judges are drawn randomly.
In Austria one gets drafted to be Schöffe.
@@christelchristely2816 Das kann dir auch in Deutschland passieren, falls aus irgendeinem Grund zu viele Schöffen ausfallen, was zwar nur in der Theorie der Fall ist, aber immerhin möglich.
1:18 In Germany, do *not* call 911 ... the emergency number is 112 in case of medical emergencies and fire - i.e. in order to call a fire brigade, ambulance and/or emergency doctor,
and 110 in order to call the police (without medical emergency).
112 is EU wide. It automatically connects with the local emergency services.
As Nordderby said: 911 works. Your call will be routed to 112.
Also, if you accidentally call the wrong number (police if you actually needed the fire department etc), don't worry they will connect you accordingly. So in case of an emergency don't waste time on trying to remember which number is the one you need, just the pick the first one that comes to your mind. The call personal will have a much better idea, who is needed in your specific emergency anyway
@@nordderby7675 Das stimmt m.W. nur für Handys. Ist also ein etwas gefährlicher Tipp sich darauf zu verlassen.
The good thing about the 112 is that it does not only apply within Germany and in neighbouring European countries. In the event of an emergency, the Euro emergency number introduced in 1991 offers assistance in all EU countries, in Andorra, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, Turkey, Vatican City, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia. All information and special features of the 112 in the individual European countries can be found here.
But even when travelling away from our continent, 112 applies in many places.If you dial the number in Canada or the USA, for example, you will automatically be forwarded to the 911 emergency number. In countries such as Panama, Brazil or South Africa, 112 is valid in parallel with the emergency numbers used there. Here are some examples of countries with 112 emergency number sorted by region (as of February 2020):
Ägypten
Ghana
Mauritius (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei)
Nigeria
Ruanda
Senegal
Südafrika
Armenien
Azerbaijan
China (Hier wird nur die dort geltende Notrufnummer genannt)
Osttimor
Hong Kong (Weiterleitung bei mobilen Anrufen)
Indien
Indonesien (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei und nur von Mobiltelefonen)
Iran
Israel
Jordanien
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Libanon (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei)
Macau
Malaysia (Weiterleitung bei mobilen Anrufen)
Nepal (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei)
Saudi-Arabien
Südkorea (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei)
Sri Lanka (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei)
Syrien (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei)
Republik China (Taiwan) (Nach Herstellen der Verbindung die 0 für Polizei und die 9 für sonstige Notfälle drücken)
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Usbekistan
Oman
Kanada
Dominikanische Republik
Panama
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Australien (nur von Mobiltelefonen)
Neuseeland
Vanuatu
Südamerika
Brasilien
Chile
Kolumbien (eingeschränkt / nur Polizei)
Costa Rica
Do you have anything like a "company first responder" in the U.S.? In Germany, every company must provide at least one first aider, depending on its size. The employee then goes to a total of 9 x 45 minute first aider courses at the expense of the company. You learn how to check the vital functions, how is the automated external defibrillator (AED) used during resuscitation? How can I treat wounds and threatening bleeding, and so on.
In our company, the boss did not even bother with the "who is a first aider" problem.
We are 15 employees and he forced all of us to take a first aid course with him at the Red Cross on a Saturday.
The same thing happened when we got new fire extinguishers. Everyone should know how these things work in an emergency.
When the George Floyd case was in trial I wondered why the by standing police men were not charged with ‚unterlassene Hilfeleistung‘. I researched this topic and then learned about the fact that that’s not a thing in the USA and in other countries with the similar judicial system that derived from England. I was really surprised !
Although I already heard/read a lot about the "spouses approval" stuff I'm still shocked about it. You're basically treated as if you were just a vessel for your spouses wishes (and sperm) rather than a human being yourself - in pain(!!!) without the treatment in question. I even start hyperventilating just thinking about it.
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At the beginning of my au pair journey I actually had to take a first aid class in Ne York and of course had to ask about Unterlassene Hilfeleistung (or rather if they had this in the Us). I was really surprised at the instructors answer 🙈
In Norway you are also required to help people that are in need or are in distress by law. You can get jailtime and an hefty fine for not helping. Some help is better than no help at all.
This is the case in almost all countries.
In America you go to jail for that.
Crazy Country !
In Spain you're also required to help "within your power"; nobody expects my 82-year-old mother to pull someone out of a car, but she's expected to know better than to try and she's expected to call 112 (emergency number). She could even use her "medical emergency button"; they're connected to 112.
A few years back, there was an ad regarding how to behave if you see a fight or a situation which looks like it might cause one: "don't get mixed in it, call or text 112". It was recorded in the middle of Madrid with hidden cameras and the police were _super happy_ because there had been multiple calls about the "enraged argument". The crew interviewed several of the onlookers; many people hadn't called because they knew for sure that someone else was already doing it, "it wouldn't make sense to collapse dispatch". Sometimes that's exactly what you have to do: call the experts.
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Hey girl, I got the same condition.
Funnily when I was again (!) lying on some property having fainted bc of the pain, ppl had an ambulance coming, but not taking me to the hospital.
This was when I lived in Michigan.
I was constantly told I was overdramatic. When I was over 30 I was finally diagnosed.
A friend of mine is a first responder in hamburg and when they need to pick up an US tourist on the Reeperbahn they get into real wild situations because some americans are drunk and in total panic mode. There should be a hand-out for tourists from the US so that they know that they are covered and won't get bankcrupted from our hospitals.
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Hayley, your text blocks are way better readable with the new color scheme. TY
Well, Hayley, first, I'm very sorry to hear about your endometriosis. My attitude toward childbirth is that no woman should be _pressured_ to have kids, but every woman should have the _option_ if she _wants_ it, and so when there are complications that look like they might take the option _away_ from her, and worse, complications I don't _understand,_ well, that brings me down.
But second, I would chock the bystander effect often observed in the US, in part, to the atmosphere of ravenous _litigation_ we tend to have in this country.
I once read a news story about a woman who had collapsed from a heart attack. The team from the local fire station had set to work on her, and the member of that team who was administering mouth-to-mouth had his mouth filled with partially-digested food by her gag reflex. Of course, he drew back and spat it out, but soon thereafter, that fire department was hit with a lawsuit by the family for the stain he left on the carpet.
So are people opting not to assist because they're just generally bad _people_ or are they opting not to assist because they're averse to being taken to court and left in debt because they made a mistake?
Probably a mix of both. Basically, they're being trained to be bad people. Not like it's just mistakes either; some people sued over broken ribs from CPR which are simply a normal and expected outcome. Fine, i'll pay if they agree to have their heart stopped again.
Certainly shows why Germany has laws to prevent just such litigation cases, too.
On 2019 Feb 17, I was rescued by the training and clever actions of my lady friend who lives 108 km away. As a clinical social worker, she is trained in first aid and screening tests. At her house, I walked into a room and said "I think I had a stroke." Simple screening tests look for loss of function on one side of the body. "Hold your right arm up while I pull down on it. Now the left arm Touch your nose with your right index finger. etc." After finding that I did not have a stroke, she took me, not to the nearest hospital, but to a super-duper emergency room farther away. In brief, my short-term memory was totally blacked out for about 6 hours. It's called Transient Global Amnesia and you can look it up. My 6 hours of confusion was a typical case. My knowledge of the 6 hours is limited to what others have told me. 😁
I come from "Catholic" Ireland and I cannot believe that people need "spousal approval" for necessary medical procedures.
Does this mean that, if the spouse doesn't give their approval, a Woman can be left in pain or a Man with Testicular Cancer can't receive treatment?
That's Barbaric...
It isn't necessarily a requirement to have the approval but some facilities/doctors will not do the procedures due to the headache that comes with them.
I think because there is so much drama circling certain procedures a lot of the healthcare professionals make sure to at least mention spouse/children/future.
German here. It definitely is barbaric.
@@HayleyAlexis "Mentioning" was appreciated by me. Trying to push me in any direction would not have been appreciated.
I would like to mention one point about fare evasion that is important: If you are caught without a ticket, and this can happen to the best of us, you have to pay an increased transportation fee. And those who are too poor for a ticket can't afford it completely. This often ends up with these poor people ending up in jail. No kidding, an awful lot of people in jail in Germany are sitting there because of fare evasion.
Our parliament and also the government now wants to change something about that, I even watched the Bundestag debate about it live. But it may be a long time before you can no longer go to jail for fare evasion, which, by the way, costs the taxpayer an enormous amount of money, far more than you would have to pay for a lifetime ticket.
Edit: As a guy, I can't say too much about the last point, since I've only heard about this pain indirectly through an ex-girlfriend, my sister and an acquaintance. This sexist and degrading behavior in the "oh we are so Christian" US society towards women as birth machines is simply disgusting. When will these people finally arrive in the now and when will you finally start reading the bible as it was written and not as this braindead preachers lie to them? (If they have to refer to this mythology at all...)
Gas stations that are directly connected to the Autobahn (like a resting place, for which you don't need to "leave" the Autobahn system) are announced 5 km before you're approaching it and the sign will also show how far the next one after it is away to help assess whether you fill up right here or might make it to the next one. It's quite handy, but it leaves the risk of getting stuck in a traffic jam and waste a lot of gas.
That is one thing that i saw a few times on dashcam videos. After a crash almost everybody just drive by.
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I really hope the treatment you received finally allowed you to be without pain each month.
It is one thing to caution people to think of their future, but another to push someone into something like waiting while having huge pain, when there is no real chance of the proposed future to ever happen. I understand that, especially for children, it may be real hard to grasp and that you really have to be careful with explaining so they understand the consequences. Like "There's two options: you can take this medicine, that will help you, but it will take longer and therefore you'll suffer a little more now. But it will cause less harm to you overall. Then there's another medicine, that's way stronger and it won't take as long for you to be healthy again. But you most likely won't be able to have kids, because it's so aggressive." (and that may be options for cancer treatment or other huge issues!) You may not even want to indulge on the amount of time it takes to heal, but rather on the future outlook, depending on the age and ability to understand. But the goal should always be to fulfill the patients wish: To not have to suffer more than necessary. So, yeah, explaining what it will mean is correct, but it should never be judgemental or pushy or anything like that. It doesn't have to be purely factual, it may be understanding etc. it really depends on the situation. (like, someone just learning of the option vs someone like you, that had years to ponder all aspects)
Regarding the "unterlassene Hilfeleistung": In some episode of an American series there was someone who did try to help and get into trouble, because while that person was a trained medical, she wasn't trained to help in a situation as the one she was helping in. So, the argument was kinda like: Yeah, you should have let the person die instead of helping him. He's right to sue you for loosing a leg (or something along those lines, dunno what exactly the thing was the person was sued for). - Back when watching that episode, I just sat there, not believing what I was just watching. How can you want to be dead rather than survive? How can you sue the person, that saved you life? Would you really rather be dead? Even if first aid arrives, they can only do so much on the spot.
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It's been a while since YT recommended one of your videos, and I hope you won't mind me saying, I love your shorter hair style.
Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada. Really, Hayley.
The "Duty to Rescue" is a typical Wikipedia article. In that it is *bad*. "concept in tort law"? Not in Civil Law jurisdictions (the US is a Common Law system… those are based on the UK law traditions)
As to jail for missing jury duty… there's Steve Lehto's channel which had a couple of vids about judges going crazy on people for "contempt of court". I still don't know what, if any, limits there are on judges' rulings in contempt of court cases. But it seems some regularly go *crazy*… even on lawyers, sometimes!
Good video by the way. Thanks for uploading!
110 miles? OMG Once I was on A4, I think, and I missed my exit, and I had to drive 14 km with no escape. It totally sucked. 14KM of suckage. Not 170.
I have been with 3 people (different occasions) driving from Fort Myers to Miami and running out of gas on the side of the road... They were not expecting and never drove on the road before... It was pretty funny and hot... but we had an amazing time waiting for the tow truck and trying to spot alligators...
110 miles isn't really that far though. I was visiting a fried 2 states away and drove home this morning. It's 575 miles each way and I was home by noon (7.5 hour drive).
@@rich7447 It's a really long way when you realize you're going the wrong direction: )
110 miles is 1/3 of a tank for many cars (sometimes even more than a third)..... that is a lot of gas
@@LythaWausW Agreed. I have missed a turn driving across Michigan and ended up in Grand Rapids when I was travelling from Kalamazoo to Sarnia.
"Who'd buy a bullet proof vest" - I've seen ads for bullet-proof schoolbags, so possibly teachers?
Bullet proof school bags omg 😭
Hunters, people who do target shooting, people who shoot guns for a sport, home health care people who work in bad neighborhoods, gun store owners/workers, convenience store owners/workers, etc. When I worked for home health as a physical therapist I wore a bullet proof vest. I went into some horrible neighborhoods and there were a few times I was caught in the crossfire of 2 enemy gangs. A coworker of mine used to work at a convenience store and she wore a bullet proof vest. It's a good thing she did too. She was shot by a robber. Police told her if she didn't wear a bullet proof vest she would have been most likely dead.
@@timefliesaway999 Do Americans get, how sick this is?
I don't know about Germany in general, but I was brought up to show compassion and help people when I can.
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I am sorry for you to Deal with endometriosis, it is one of the 20 most painful conditions in general, 1 in 10 women are suffering from it and even doctors are not well educated on that condition. I have adenomiosis and no doctors even heard if it. I always say "do you know endometriosis? Okay. It is like that one". Even a hysterectomy dosnt cure endometriosis. There are just options so mild the Symptomes. I hope we are processing and one day understand the condition and find cure. Sending you strengh and Support ♡
I did training for lifeguards (Rettungsschwimmer Bronze). We were informed that if we didn't help more than calling help, we could be held liable because we did this training. For example because it was bronze It said that I could rescue people smaller than me. If I saw a kid drow ,and would not be in danger myself, I have to help or would be held liable. I also did a week long training to be a school paramedic,I would assume that that could also make me liable if I didn't at least try.
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"Unterlassene Hilfeleistung" is imho not the name of the law, but the term for the offence of not rendering assistance.
I am first aider in my company and I have to do a course every 2 years.
We are trained on CPR and using the defibrillator.
With CPR dont forget how often you injure the thorax and break several ribs.
Die Sache mit der Kugelsicherenweste finde ich extrem witzig. Der legale Kauf so einer Weste ist ein "falscher Freund". So etwas kauft man nur, wenn man sie auch nutzen will. Und dann kommt zum Raub halt noch eine Straftat hinzu. Interessanterweise musste ich direkt daran denken, dass in Deutschland ein Gefängnisausbruch nicht strafbar ist. Aber alles, was du während dieses Ausbruchs machst (z.B. Geiselnahme, Körperverletzung, Sachbeschädigung, etc) kann illegal sein.
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I can imagine this having to do with the fact American's like suing - Imagine having to break the car window to help and being sued afterwards for doing, so.... Or them being left with expensive bills.
Ich denke mal bei uns haftet in der situation eine versicherung. Entweder die des autohalters oder die des samariters.
Imagine having to break someones arm to get him out of his burning car and he sues you for everything and the judge deems you guilty and sends you into prison for 25 years. Or you rescuscitate someone who dies afterwards and you are getting sued for manslaughter and are found guilty and end on the electric chair. Of course i would ALWAYS turn a cold shoulder and tell him he should sue me.
We get taught, that you cant make a bad situation worse by helping. Performing first help and breaking in that someones bones isnt so bad, as when this person would have died otherwise.
I don't know how the numbers are today but when I started working in the rescue service, some 20 years ago, your chance to survive an observed cardiac arrest for at least 24 h were much higher in the US than in Germany. Part of the reason were that AEDs were more prevalent - which has changed for the better in Germany - but another reason was that American lay persons were more comfortable in administering CPR.
So while there might not be a Hilfeleistung law, at least back then Americans were decent human beings who wouldn't hesitate to save a life, statistically speaking. I don't believe that has changed too much.
I agree.. I think any decent human being would try to help to the best of their abilities BUT there are some occasions where people don't want to be bothered or are too afraid to help.... Which in my opinion (due to the way American society works)... Is understandable!
@@HayleyAlexis As a smug European I'm always willing to talk crap about 'murica :) but the truth is I've seen plenty of patients die not because Germans are particularly unhelpful but because the bystanders were too afraid to make a mistake. Many of us lack the 'can do' attitude that I see in Americans I know.
It could happen that as soon as we arrived, some people would ask if the could help, so it was obvious they wanted to do the right thing but didn't trust themselves enough to do it on their own.
I turned down jury duty in ireland told them I refused to do it
I think I would feel less inclined to help in an emergency in USA than elsewhere because it is such a litigious country. Even phoning for an ambulance could be the wrong thing if the injured person does not have insurance to pay for that ambulance.
my daughter who's is a mortician witnessed an serious accident . So she and an off duty policeman were trying to stop the bleeding and do cpr sady she died. But even morticians have learn basic first aid including resuscitation in case their customers arn't quite dead
This explains a lot about the US society.
I noticed this watching some dashcam channels. People in the US are like “wow, I got it on camera and then just keep driving”.
But it’s very fitting to the “pull yourself up” mentality…
Regarding criminals not being allowed to wear bullet-proof vests:
I’m not American and have no idea what the actual reason is, but I can guess why it could be in some cases.
For example, if someone comes into a bank or a market or wherever with 2 guns and is just madly shooting around. The police is called and tries to convince them to stop shooting. If it doesn’t work, they’ll have to shoot him (not necessarily kill but injure him so that he can’t run or shoot anymore). If they’re wearing bulletproof body armor, that would be impossible to do.
Sure it’s kinda dumb or rather sad that they add more sentences to a person’s crime just because they wore bullet-proof armor, but I do get why police officers wouldn’t want them to do so. Making it illegal for everyone is kind of the most plausible thing to do. Giving extra sentences bc of that also makes the criminals rethink whether they’re gonna wear one or not.
Considering the fact that that person is already planning on committing a crime that is way worse than putting on a bulletproof vest, threatening to punish wearing that vest doesn't do anything.
The person is robbing a bank carrying guns. We can assume they are planning on or are at least okay with opening fire and might expect getting shot at.
So of course they would wear a bulletproof vest. They want to protect themselves. They don't mind that them wearing bulletproof clothing makes it harder for law enforcement to stop them. It's exactly what they want.
The argument that it might make them make better choices in the future because on top of the sentence for armed robbery they get to stay in prison a bit longer doesn't work either. Especially if incarceration is used rather to punish the criminal and not to rehabilitate the person more time in prison doesn't mean they regret what they did but rather regret getting caught. So all the more reason to wear bulletproof clothing and make it as hard as possible to take them down on their next trip to the bank once they're out.
Because once they're out of prison in the USA they probably don't have any money, work, probably not even a social security net to help them get back on their feet. So they might have no alternative than to do exactly that.
Bullet-proof vests cover the body only : police should aim at the arms or the legs in order to incapacitate the criminal.
We have about the same law in Belgium and I think more countries in Europe. You have the duty to help. That can be just a phone call or helping somebody out of a car. But you don't have to get yourself in danger. But, and here comes a major difference, you are not liable if you do something wrong. So in the USA I will run away, in Europe I will help if I can.
In the UK you can buy anti-stab (knife resistant) vests but not bullet proof.
Makes sense, 'cause bullet proof vests are not necessarily anti-stab.
btw it's mandatory in Germany to have made a first-aid class before you get your drivers license, usually it's even something the school organizes for students in 11th or 12th grade. So most drivers should be able to give at least some about of first aid, even if they have forgotten over time.
Also I whole heartedly agree with what you said about having the possibility to illegally use public transport. People should have the right to travel for necessities.
Hi Hayley, my stepfather is american and he always thinks that the american doctors are the best. Like you said they are not. It shouldn´t be a thing for them to realize youre problem but they gave a shit about you. Sorry for my bad words. I hope you feel allright today and I wish you all the best.
There is a law that forbids 'Schutzbewaffnung' at public gatherings that can be used to protect someone from the police. This can be anything from helmets, gas masks to safety goggles or a mouthpiece.
About the gass-rule: isnt that the reason that in europe that there is always a sign before the next gass-station there is a sign to let you know how far it is to the station after this one?
What actually makes me, as a first responder, sick is that you can get sued in the U. S. for rendering assistance. It's the classical double-bind: Damned if you do and damned if you don't. To me it's unsurprising that people are very hesitant in offering assistance, because with a few exceptions you have Damokles's sword dangling over you, ready to strike at any moment.
The most interesting point is that the same people who are suing folks after having received assistance in an emergency are the ones who are the most surprised that they don't the next time an emergency is arising. My mind is already vividly projecting images of them complaining about the cold-heartedness of people... 🤮
In contrast, it's not just that you are *required* by law to render assistance, but you are also *protected* against undue hardship when doing so.
First of all it's § 323c StGB (the already-cited "Unterlassene Hilfeleistung"), and second it works in tandem with § 680 BGB ("Geschäftsführung zur Gefahrenabwehr"): If the purpose of the business serves averting danger from the principal, the executive is only liable for damages from gross neglect or deliberate intention.
Combine the two, and no court in Germany is going to accept any litigation against a first responder unless you can *prove* malicious intent or gross neglect. In fact first responders here in DE get an education so they know what they are doing (education in first aid is actually _required_ in some instances, e. g. when obtaining a driver's license).
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Hayley, if you're coming back from the Netherlands on the A3 you might think, as I did, that there would be a tankstelle ar the side of the autobahn soon after you cross over into Deutschland. Well you'd be wrong! First chance to tank according to Wiki is at Raststätte Hünxe, over 50 km after the border. Luckily we made it that far but we were getting nervous we would run out.
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oh riding without a ticket can have far bigger consequences... especially homless or poor people can end up in jail quite fast for using bus/train without a ticket. Other than e.G. driving over a red light (even if far more dangerous) with a car, driving without a ticket is a a crime, while the other is only a infringement. And driving without ticket usually don't get brought to court, if you can show your passport and have a home-adress and pay a 60€ fine quickly. People unable to obtain a ticket usually can not pay the fine either and a homeless will have immidiate trouble because he can not give a adress to send the bill to (you can not pay the fine in the train) - so this will be automatical referered to the police and held detained - so its quite unfair to people who have disadvantages by life.
As a German, I only help out in accidents, but not in fights, especially when women are involved. I once helped a woman who was being assaulted on a train who was yelling for help by incapacitating the attacker (her boyfriend) and then holding him until federal police arrived. I was later charged with grievous bodily harm because the girlfriend conceded that she called for help and that her boyfriend attacked her. I will never help anyone again!
Honestly, if I could get in danger of becoming sued because the person/relatives think I did something wrong - no thank you. 😬
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Shocking and appauling. In Norway everybody is obligated by law even to help animals in need. Both tame and wild animals. There are strict rules to follow in different situations. Both on Denmark and Norway heart starters for public use are "at every corner". Smartphone apps tell where the nearest one is. In order to get my driver license 40 years ago i had to have a first aid course. The first thing you have to do is to se how you can give immideate help to a human or an animal. The next thing you do is to call "911". Then you call the police. I really do not think i take the chance of making USA my next (payed) vacation destination. I got a food poisoning on a business trip to China, Wenzhou, back in 2006. A medical doctor came to my hotel room. She did not even ask to see my travel insurance. I payed 0, Zero. And i never got a bill.
I PERSONALLY have never done jury duty - always did my best to get out of it. Here in NJ, they don't even pay you enough per day to purchase something to eat when it's lunchtime. Also, as you know Hayley, in America, if you miss one or a few days of work, you will get behind and then it can take you weeks and overtime to catch up.
Also having severe ADHD and anxiety, I cannot sit for long periods of time, I will go out of my mind. Also, people with ADHD get distracted VERY EASILY, even on meds. You may disagree what I am going to say, and that is fine...I personally believe they should be having all those on state assistance, let THEM be the one who attends jury duty...they shouldn't be bothering those who work. Those who get state assistance, over 50% are sponges of society, they will sit and stay home as long as they can until their benefits run out. I also always got out of it bc for years, I volunteered at a Rape Crisis and battered womens shelter.
If I KNEW NJ was a death penalty state, I think perhaps I WOULD serve jury duty - anyone who kills another person purposely, is a pedophile, someone who has abused/killed animals (a lengthy history), is a woman beater, and if there IS 100% evidence...then I DO believe they should get the death penalty.
I have been in the psychology field for almost 30 years - I got my BA and MA in Psych - taught Psych at the college and also a drug and alcohol counselor. It IS a proven fact those who are pedophiles can NEVER be rehabilitated...the liberals say "oh they have rights". I will ask, "what about the rights of that little 5, 10 or even 13 year-old (whatever age the minor or even adult was killed), what about THEIR rights?!"
Going back a few years, my car broke down on the highway. It was sooo cold and raining and on a Friday night, maybe around 9:00 pm. I did not have Triple A and I didn't have my battery charger on me, my battery went - my coolant system was leaking, so I stopped to put in antifreeze and like an idiot, I shut off the vehicle, which I should NOT have done bc it NEEDED antifreeze, so it wouldn't have burst out, bubbling burning me. I get back into the vehicle and it did not start. It was not until maybe 11:30 at night is when this man from India in some Dodge Caravan pulled over and helped me.
But for those hours, I just stood there or sitting inside my car CRYING wondering, "what if I was someone's wife or girlfriend, wouldn't they have appreciated if someone helped them?!" But in a way, I can in a way be glad it was this older Indian man who helped me...I was lucky. Some pervert or murderer/rapist could have been the one who pulled over and acted as if he was going to help me.
If you know how to save the life of somebody with a cardiac arrest you will nessecarily break his ribs. So in America nobody will ever save you in a cardiac emergency because they fear to be sued for saving your life?
This isn't true. Most would do it.
Would it be possible to convince the owner of a company to support the idea of a relatively short course in first aid if he or she wouldn't have to pay for it and who is responsible for decisions like that? Maybe a governor or a court? It could take a load off people's backs. I will refresh it! I wanted to do that anyway. thank you for reminding me. Even if it costs a bit. In case of an emergency I don't want to feel guilty and will be thankful if someone helps me.
1:37 In Germany it is a LOT more helpful to call 110 or 112 instead of 911! 🙃
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Leaving anybody in a helpless situation is punishable by law in the Netherlands too. Maximum 3 months in prison or maximum 4,500 Euro fine. There was some 10 years ago a famous case of somebody drowning in an Amsterdam canal. Approximately 100 people watched it, and nobody helped (which is understandable, as you cannot get out of the water in an Amsterdam canal). All 100 people were tracked down and prosecuted. The fact that some called 112 (the European 911) was not sufficient.
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I'm not a law expert but when I google'd what Swedish juridical system says about helping someone injured In Sweden & there's no actual law that requires people to help someone but it's more a general view of unity in public that if your own life isn't at risk you have a moral obligation to do so & the majority among the swedish people do help each other anyway because they do care & I can tell that of personal experience that there's always been someone that has helped me when I need'd help due to my epilepsy
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In Germany there are no restrictions about buying bullet proof vests. You can go Just to the internet an buy one right now. The Idea is, if you work in potentialy dangerous Jobs you don't need permission to buy one (Security Guard, paramedic, etc.). Of course you are allowed to wear them, exept from spesific situations (Demonstrations, ellections, etc.)
Shocked by the hysterectomy thing!!
In Germany you are completely insured when you give someone first-aid. From a rip in your jacket to trauma because of what you have seen, you are fully covered.
Also a company is required to have first-aid helpers in relation to the number of employees. It's usually other employees that sign up for training. This training must be repeated every two years.
Do you have anything similar in USA?
In switzerland it is the same like in Germany, you have to help or you could be getting in trouble because of "unterlassener hilfeleistung" If I remember at docu about Southafrica, there it is the opposite ..only medical personal /first response Police /Firefighters are allowed to help.. other people like the personal from the towtruck are not allowed to give first aid... But I don't know if this (in my eyes stupid) law still exist.
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As an American, I can give reasons why people do not help. First, if someone is in a vehicle that just got into an accident, moving them around, you may do MORE damage to them. That is why when people are in car accidents, police will say to wait for paramedics. Also, some people, may be one of those who if dying, don't want to be brought back to life, then they threaten to sue the person who helped them. Another reason is many people are afraid of body fluid exchange...the person may not perform CPR because they may be afraid the other person has HIV/AIDS.
I live in NJ and going back maybe 10-15 years, people posed on the side of the road/highway as if they needed help. When someone comes to help, it ended up being a trap to steal the other person's car, rob them, or so something horrible to them. As you know Hayley, America vs. Europe...Americans are SUE HUNGRY. Even if someone did help them, the other person may find a way to try and sue them...their life is made h*ll before going to court. Also, so many negative things happen, I think people are just AFRAID to help. Or some may not report it, bc they may think SOMEONE ELSE already called for help.
One time I was on the highway, Rte. 80 and it was right by my exit. It appeared a vehicle was going to blow up, the engine/hood area was on fire. I literally WAITED until I was able to pull over to phone either the police of 911. I know in my town, police LOVE to give tickets for ANY FREAKING reason so I was afraid if I was driving and phoned, I would have ended up getting a ticket for talking and being on the phone.
The likelihood of getting AIDS/HIV from CPR is highly unlikely and I technically think there are no known cases ever of HIV/AIDS being transmitted through by CPR/
DNR does not really hold up against a public citizen with no known knowledge. The only time someone could sue regarding a DNR is a) if the citizen knew the individual was DNR or b) in a hospital setting.
Just wanted to include these two pieces of information to help clear up anything.
Jury duty exists in Germany too and can come with a fine of up to 1000 EUR if you don’t do it without good reason. Schöffe/Schöffin is a juror and becomes your duty as a citizen when you are given German citizenship.
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In Austria it goes so far that every person who gets a driver's license is obliged to attend a first aid course in order to be able to provide first aid in the event of an accident. I find it incredible how you manage to show things that you take for granted when you grew up with them. I would be interested to know why the portions in the grocery stores in America (e.g. Costco) are so large and why do they give away a turkey for Christmas???Oh and what is Half and Half???
"half and half" ist halb milch, halb sahne. ähnlich zu kaffeesahne hier in mitteleuropa
So, in Germany you get a first aid course when you get your driving license. As soon as you do that course you are expected to do first aid if necessary. Just calling the ambulance is not enough.
No one has ever had negative repercussions for injuring someone during first aid. If you are performing it in the first place then that means that they are dying and you are trying to keep them alive untill the ambulance gets there. Broken ribs during CPR don't matter.
It is really sad that this is not a normal thing to do in other countries
The United States also, just like Germany, has "Good Samaritan laws" in all 50 states and D.C. safeguarding everyone assisting in such cases insofar as they can not be held liable for any damages incurred while reasonably trying to help someone.
Actually, Hayley is somewhat incorrect about the "duty to rescue": Several U.S. states do have such a duty as well, e.g. California.
However, unlike _unterlassene Hilfeleistung_ in these cases it is only treated as a misdemeanor as compared to a crime in Germany, and indeed there's no federal law for that.
yes you are going to drive 10s of km on an autobahn without a gas statiion. the gas stations are mosty every 30-50 km. But you wont drive 200 km without a gas station. Most cars signal the empty tank at least 50 km away so therefore you should be fine with a distance of 50 km between gas stations. A month ago I rented a car with the "feature" that it didn`t show the range when the fuel was going to be empty. so the low fuel warning came on and i had ---- km to drive. Since i dont know the car and there was no gas station nearby, because of city zone, i left the autobahn and drove to a gas station. Then I found out that the gas station only served diesel... great had to search another gas station. it was pretty stressing to drive and not to know if the fuel is enough...
7:50 "In the United States, if you don't have a car, you're screwed."
Oh, well _don't_ say that, Hayley. That's not true. Sure, way out _west,_ it may be the case. I haven't had a car in _years,_ though. I get by just fine and I live in Colorado. Granted, I live in a fairly well _connected_ part of Colorado, but _still._
And of course, the closer you get to the east coast, the closer you get to cities with their main infrastructure laid out before the mass _availability_ of the automobile. In places like New York City, cars tend to be more trouble than they're _worth._
c’mon, you have to admit that unless you have moved to such specific places, you ARE screwed in many many cases. Try to live in Colimbia, MD, and get to Baltimore or Washington DC on a weekend…
In my country, we have something called the duty of assistance, i.e. everyone has to help others who are in need. In the event of a traffic accident, those involved, others who have arrived at the scene or others who are nearby have an extensive duty of assistance under the traffic legislation. Failure to fulfill this duty can - in addition to penalties - lead to the loss of your driving licence.
Moreover, there is a moral and social obligation on the one hand, and at the same time a kind of reciprocity of practical kindness, which we all depend on in our daily lives. Who can you trust in a situation where you only think of your best interests, without thinking that next time you will be the one who needs help... and when no one dares or wants to help just like the time you yourself failed to help others... One nests as one lies. Finally: Are you ready to be able to answer uncomfortable questions afterwards?
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A friend here in Germany, m30, allready father of two, was denied a vasectomi because he was too young and might want more kids in the future.
depends always what region you are in. and the conversation with the doc is important too. i got a vasectomi at that age. i was there with my wife for the consultation and statet to him that i have already 2 kids, that both are always be my kids and that i dont want more even if i get divorced and have a new wife. no problem at all after that. 2 month later it was done
vasectomies can be fixed
@@whattheflyingfuck... a vasectomy is meant to be permanent procedure, it is not meant to be fix and it might not work agin
@@karinland8533 meant, meant, might
it is reversable - even in cases it doesn't work: sperm can be extracted and be used for artificial insemination
I would not do CPR in US though.
There is a saying in my family, that in CPR the ribs have to crack. (You need to push the chest about 6cm deep - if the person has more volume, I'd say even more.)
The thing is - when you do CPR you are literally trying to massage the heart, that is inside the ribcase. That is why massaging the breasts is just not enough.
Yeah, you can do CPR without cracking ribs... but when it really is needed - the ribs will heal - if half of your body is paralysed for the rest of your life... or something worse... you will prefer that they did crack your ribs.
But you could get sued for broken ribs in the US...
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Mein Erste-Hilfe-Lehrer sagte : "Toter als tot kann keiner sein." Also ran da, helfen und nicht vergessen "Chest compression, chest compression, chest compression !" 😂😂❤❤
If you're to poor to afford public transportation in Germany, you definitely can't afford to drive
In Germany you can even get a pay penalty , when your car breaks down because of loss of gas. You have to make sure your car is well fueled . Law says you are a hindrence for traffic, when you don´t and have to stop on the street.
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my brother-in-law has been living in the US for a few years. He was shocked to witness a car accident involving an elderly couple and no one stopped to help them or at least to check they were okay. In Germany, fortunately, this has so far been very unlikely.
Holy shit!
My parents had a bad car crash in '19. The ARE an elderly couple.
Thankfully, there were people who cared for them "very warmheartedly" as my dad recalled. They both had do go to the hospital and stay for a few days. The passengers in the other car were injured too.
A cruel society, because the people are forced to be cruel. To not help. Because of their own security, or that from the person in need of help.
If u call an ambulance, who is gonna pay for? You, who called it, or the person whos life was saved?
Regarding the hysterectomy: I believe the topic of not being able to have children would be seriously explained and talked over in great detail, if the other option was off the table. Your partner would also be asked, just to clear up the seriousness of the decision, but would not need to give legal approval. This is done to fully inform a patient of the consequences of the procedure. Doctors know how deep psychological problems can become, once a patient is at a time in life where they want to have children. This need is so strong and makes one extremely unhappy if it is impossible to fulfill. A hysterectomy, is a last straw operation, once all else has failed. I'm glad to hear you were able to receive help in Germany.
The endometriosis part is so crazy. Not only because they put the decision over your body in the hands of other people, but also because my mom had a laparoscopy treatment for endo in the '90s! The fucking '90s! In Eastern Germany.
It's not a cutting edge technology! (Well, it is, in a punny way.) It's standard care.
Why the hell is jury duty even a thing. It is very prone to manipulation and error. It is unnerving and time consuming and bothersome
Sometimes you have to drive tens and tens of miles on the Autobahn without hitting a gas station. Depends on the Autobahn.
about getting to prison or other big penaltys for not showing up at jury duty... in germany law say the penalty must be appropriate to what a person has done. means the crime and the penalty must be equaled out so justicias sclae stays fine. So jail time money penalty and doing social service is and would be way too much in this case. I guess if we had jurys over here the approbiates judgement would be social service or a fine or something. giving back to coummunity what you took with not comeing. or even do 2 rounds of duty.
Just FYI, there is an unspoken "Duty to Act" aka someones willingness to assist in emergencies. While true - in America there is no consistent law across all states, there are several states with Good Samaritan Laws where you are legally bound to act. But again, most Americans will help when someone is powerless. There are very very few Americans who will walk away from major injuries or refuse to call 9-1-1 in case of massive injury or peril.
***However, I will say this willingness to rescue sometimes is based on geography, race, class, gender, etc. Sometimes the want or will to "help" depends on where or who you are. If you are in New York City - people will 99% of the time rush to help if someone is powerless. We jump onto train tracks, we try to move cars, we rush to the aid of the powerless all the time. Because in New York City the mantra is "See Something, Say Something, Do Something." ------ HOWEVER: If you are in rural Florida or the bigoted parts of America - and you happen to get into a car accident in front of the "good ole boys"... well lets just say if I am not in dire need - I would rather call 9-1-1 for myself than beg or let some Americans "help" me.
So the moral of the story --- sorry but noooo 99% of Americans are not leaving other Americans to die in the streets.
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In regard to doctors and nurses you are wrong. They took the hippocratic oath, so by doing nothing they break that oath. Maybe legally they are not in the wrong, but from the perspective of their profession they are. ".....I will do no harm or injustice...."
I do understand doctors being hesitant, when comes to a hysterectemy (not sure I spelled it correctly). It is a major surgery, and many factors can play a role. What I do not get, is that in the US, they did not offer you other options, that someone else like a spouse, hubby etc could possibly have a say and those things. However hearing your explanation, I also don't get why they plainly refused to help you. Obviously you needed help, all they could (or at least would) offer was this. So wtf they did not do as you wished, I find very disturbing. I hope however that what they did in Germany helped you, and you are without extreme pains Because that is what you needed, I hope you got it.
First aid is part of the driving license teaching, that’s why drivers are required to help !
In Germany!!!!
"thats why" wrong choice of words. Everyone (not just drivers) is required by law to help as long as its reasonable. The first aid courses came ages after that law and only prepare drivers better as they are more likely to come across a person in need of help and also are more likely to cause the need for help.
Also the laws about duty of rescue go beyond medical first aid, you are technicly even required to do your best to help when someone becomes a victim of a crime (being raped/attacked etc) ... not that you have to step in if its a risk to yourself, but you cant ignore it either without breaking that law.
Yes, we've got a law ensuring that people help eachother. We shouldn't need a law ensuring that everyone is getting help in an emergency, but, as always, laws are needed because people don't do what they should be doing anyway.
I’m a single guy. No childcwishes! My sis has two.
Godfhater of the youngest, but love them both so much!!! My girl has two teens, one is in college, one is just 16yo I love my woman soooo much! But I respect the mom/child relation!!!