Narcan

GODD Samaritan law. Will someone post this? Also where it does or does not apply. My understanding, under this law, you are not liable. It’s interesting that the 20 yr Emt will not carry it. One true situation that happened to a law enforcement officer- He stopped an illegal alien, who was driving; the alien got the better of the LEO- he was on top of the Leo who was on the ground, and he was beating him. The Leo was yelling- shoot him. I remember the video but not the outcome. I personally would stop, kick the alien with my heavy Carolina boots, and then if he charged me, I would respond appropriately. ……. Another thing, about drugs/narcan- I buried my meth addict son summer 2022. He was a hands on Construction Superintendent. Yes when I get back into trucking, I will carry narcan, if it’s legal and allowed.

Lance mentions correctly that the Good Samaritan laws vary state by state and the line you walk comes down to the issue of did the procedure do more harm. Similar to firearms reciprocity laws, an individual has to be familiar to those laws in each state to know how to potentially respond. Hence why I said the need for caution and leaving it to the medical professionals.

You guys are discussing aspects of this issue that I have no knowledge of, although I find the comments very interesting.

One thing I wonder about is the Good Samaritan issue. Perhaps there have been no successful lawsuits against a Good Samaritan, but even so, what would it cost the Good Samaritan to defend himself? Even if he knew he was in the right, attorney bills could sink his financial ship.

Is that a valid point?

Probably equally as expensive to sue someone for issuing them narcan.

You guys are discussing aspects of this issue that I have no knowledge of, although I find the comments very interesting.

One thing I wonder about is the Good Samaritan issue. Perhaps there have been no successful lawsuits against a Good Samaritan, but even so, what would it cost the Good Samaritan to defend himself? Even if he knew he was in the right, attorney bills could sink his financial ship.

Is that a valid point?