A good google search on Good Samaritan Law, and the specific California case will show that most of the "facts" presented on this list are not factual. The car was not on fire, medical tort requires all four components, etc. It has been interesting reading though. At work we call the folks that know everything about a case Firehouse Lawyers. I'm thinking we could coin a new term on this list, Boat List Lawyers. It appears that none of our experts has actually read the trial transcript to find out exactly what testimony was given. It seems as if none of the experts is involved in day to day emergency response. It also seems that there are no actual lawyers wading into this discussion. So, I would counsel that you continue to do the best you can for any patient you happen to come across. The first rule of helping is Do No Harm. Use your common sense and try to help those who need help, leave alone those who don't need help, and do what you can to learn the difference. One post left the impression that if you'd ever had first aid training that you would always be held to the higher standard. If that were true, why would anyone ever take a first aid class? Wouldn't that have the effect of dumbing down our society? We don't need laws for that to happen. Ken **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)