ACTIVITY 1

Legal Concern Situation

Consent Asking an injured person for a

“go” signal is one way of
applying consent. For example,
supposing there was a motorbike
accident and you knew how to
administer first aid, so you
proceeded to help. Due to the
general severity of the accident,
the injured individual is unable
to speak. As a result, when you
ask if you can touch and cure his
wounds, all he can do is nod.
That nod is a form of approval in
which the person accepts your
request to help.

Abandonment Abandonment occurs when a person

has already administered first
aid to an injured person and then
leaves for no clear reason. For
example, a jogger noticed an
injured rider in the park and
proceeded to offer help. However,
when he/she already began to
help, the person then stopped and
fled, leaving the injured
individual alone and without
additional help. This is a form
of abandonment.

Confidentiality With regard to confidentiality,

the first responder should be
exceedingly cautious about the
information obtained from the
patient. He or she should ensure
that reporting is only required
when absolutely essential. For
example, if the first responder
discovers that the injured
individual has a Jungkook tattoo
on his left thigh, he or she
should not reveal this
information to anybody. Since it
is both unnecessary and
confidential.

Duty to Act Duty to act is the legal

 responsibility of people to act
or to help the people who need
immediate assistance. For
example, if you see someone
having a hard time breathing, you
can’t just stand there and do
nothing. If you don’t know first
aid, the least you can do is to
check if the person is okay and
call the authorities

Standard of Care Standard of care is the level of

care the first aider should give
their patient. For example, if
you’re the first aider you can’t
just put a bandaid on the broken
leg and call it a day. Your level
of care should be based on the
severity of the situation and how
qualified you are.

Negligence Negligence in first aid can arise

if you cause more harm than good.
For example, suppose you offered
first aid to a kid with a sprain
but instead of relieving the
pain, it became more swollen as a
result of incorrect treatments.
If this is the case, negligence
is an issue.