So if we do have a certified card or in Medical field profession we just going to stand there and look ? That is ridiculous. The park should be proud that Someone is saving someone’s else life!
First responder here. I can only hand off care to someone who is equal or above my status. So if this man was a Paramedic/IV Tech, he’d be above a Basic First Responder and the park will likely face a lawsuit for removing him from the care of the patient.
This is not true. Even as a licensed paramedic if you are on the scene, you are not a higher level of care without your equipment, meds, etc. You are essentially a CFR/CPR trained person. You’re not intubating, you’re not pushing meds so when EMS arrives, it is a higher level of care than you.
If the person died the park can get sued as they kicked out the higher level ems, if he is a paramedic.
The only people who can release a paramedic is an onduity paramedic or a off duty M.D.
I HIGHLY doubt six flags had anyone on duty with a MD.
Disgraceful! The guy was a trained professional. But what about those of us trained in BLS CPR who are not EMTs or Paramedics? I’m a medical transcriptionist in a clinic and had to be trained in the same way as all the health care professionals in the building. What if that happened while I was at the park with my family and I started CPR? What do you think people get trained in life saving skills for? To save lives. DUH!
I always thought that if you were Certified in CPR and you didn’t offer it to someone in need than you could be sued. But to kick someone out the park for doing what was needed to be done to save someone’s life is unbelievable
He shouldn’t have been kicked out but you don’t have to perform CPR if you are a layperson unless you start and then you have to keep going till someone is more trained than you or you are too tired to go on. BUt maybe the laws have changed since I use to teach this.
Years ago my dad saved someone’s life via CPR at his local fitness center and there were lifeguard’s but he wasn’t kicked out of the place. What Six Flags did was almost condemned someone to death with both response time AND ceasing aid
As someone else stated above, there are a lot of details missing here. I have a hard time believing that someone would be asked to leave after trying to save someone’s life. Before we start to give an opinion here, it would be helpful to know what else was going on there.
Unbelievable, aside from the moral implication of expecting someone to not help someone in need in most states medical professionals have a legal “duty to act” in cases such as this and cannot just standby. In addition as a previous commenter wrote once you have initiated care you can only release care to an equal or higher level medical professionals. In my opinion it is criminal to make someone have to standby.
Way back in the early 80’s a women collapsed on one of the boats going back to the transportation and ticket center at Magic Kingdom. 4 of us ran to help. There were only 2 young cast members that had no idea how to do any type of CPR. The boat continued on and when we arrived Ready Creek ambulance was waiting. The 4 of us backed off and let the medics take over. WDW staff took our names and general information as to what happened. The following day the manager of our WDW resort came and gave me a “Thank-you” basket with multiple free tickets, passes, dinner reservations, and odd gifts. They were extremely gracious and generous.
You’re not a higher level just for having a license. If you lack equipment, drugs and duty to perform ALS skills, a BLS ambulance is higher level of care than you.
An ambo transporting from a clinic or doctor’s office isn’t a reduction in care even though you are taking over from a physician.
As the wife of an individual that had a sudden cardiac arrest and was SAVED by bystander CPR, I think its horrible that they threw him out. Whether they are a trained pro or not -You better damned well hope that someone performs CPR on you if you experience an episode that demands it. Unbelievably stupid.
I want details. I want the full story. Why was he “ejected” from the park. There is more to this story than what’s detailed here. I am a paramedic (retired) and if I had someone performing CPR on a patient properly, they were welcomed to assist on a call. What’s the other side of the story?
Comments for Man Kicked Out of Water Park After Performing CPR On Unresponsive Guest
Chris
Sounds like something Six Flags would do…..save a life, get kicked out of the park.
Nancy
So if we do have a certified card or in Medical field profession we just going to stand there and look ? That is ridiculous. The park should be proud that Someone is saving someone’s else life!
Sylvia
First responder here. I can only hand off care to someone who is equal or above my status. So if this man was a Paramedic/IV Tech, he’d be above a Basic First Responder and the park will likely face a lawsuit for removing him from the care of the patient.
Bob
As an ER nurse with over 30 yrs of experience, it is against my license to do nothing. That park should be sued!!!
Dawn
Yep! Cannot leave a patient with lesser care. And cannot “do nothing”…. The park should be sued for their actions.
Ted
This is not true. Even as a licensed paramedic if you are on the scene, you are not a higher level of care without your equipment, meds, etc. You are essentially a CFR/CPR trained person. You’re not intubating, you’re not pushing meds so when EMS arrives, it is a higher level of care than you.
John
The park would not get a lawsuit for that. A Good Samaritan law would apply here. The park guest was not on duty and helping of his own free will.
Myne
If the person died the park can get sued as they kicked out the higher level ems, if he is a paramedic.
The only people who can release a paramedic is an onduity paramedic or a off duty M.D.
I HIGHLY doubt six flags had anyone on duty with a MD.
Dave
Paramedics and nurses are ALWAYS on duty. That is thankfully who they are no matter what !!!
Charles
and if the person died and they knew the person could help, he’d be eviscerated!
Phil
I agree. If the person dies, their relatives should sue Six Flags !!!!
Maggie
Disgraceful! The guy was a trained professional. But what about those of us trained in BLS CPR who are not EMTs or Paramedics? I’m a medical transcriptionist in a clinic and had to be trained in the same way as all the health care professionals in the building. What if that happened while I was at the park with my family and I started CPR? What do you think people get trained in life saving skills for? To save lives. DUH!
Jess
I always thought that if you were Certified in CPR and you didn’t offer it to someone in need than you could be sued. But to kick someone out the park for doing what was needed to be done to save someone’s life is unbelievable
cheryl
He shouldn’t have been kicked out but you don’t have to perform CPR if you are a layperson unless you start and then you have to keep going till someone is more trained than you or you are too tired to go on. BUt maybe the laws have changed since I use to teach this.
Rteker
Years ago my dad saved someone’s life via CPR at his local fitness center and there were lifeguard’s but he wasn’t kicked out of the place. What Six Flags did was almost condemned someone to death with both response time AND ceasing aid
Juan
What’s been lost in this comment chain is: Besides the theme park conduct, tiktok or whatever removed the paramedics comment !huh!
Matt
As someone else stated above, there are a lot of details missing here. I have a hard time believing that someone would be asked to leave after trying to save someone’s life. Before we start to give an opinion here, it would be helpful to know what else was going on there.
Julian H
Sue this idiotic pathetic park, what is wrong with them?
The Guy deserves a medal and the park should be closed, until they get some common sense.
Jc
Unbelievable, aside from the moral implication of expecting someone to not help someone in need in most states medical professionals have a legal “duty to act” in cases such as this and cannot just standby. In addition as a previous commenter wrote once you have initiated care you can only release care to an equal or higher level medical professionals. In my opinion it is criminal to make someone have to standby.
Deb
Way back in the early 80’s a women collapsed on one of the boats going back to the transportation and ticket center at Magic Kingdom. 4 of us ran to help. There were only 2 young cast members that had no idea how to do any type of CPR. The boat continued on and when we arrived Ready Creek ambulance was waiting. The 4 of us backed off and let the medics take over. WDW staff took our names and general information as to what happened. The following day the manager of our WDW resort came and gave me a “Thank-you” basket with multiple free tickets, passes, dinner reservations, and odd gifts. They were extremely gracious and generous.
Ted
You’re not a higher level just for having a license. If you lack equipment, drugs and duty to perform ALS skills, a BLS ambulance is higher level of care than you.
An ambo transporting from a clinic or doctor’s office isn’t a reduction in care even though you are taking over from a physician.
CB
As the wife of an individual that had a sudden cardiac arrest and was SAVED by bystander CPR, I think its horrible that they threw him out. Whether they are a trained pro or not -You better damned well hope that someone performs CPR on you if you experience an episode that demands it. Unbelievably stupid.
Friedrich
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about th’universe!
Albert Einstein
Brad
I want details. I want the full story. Why was he “ejected” from the park. There is more to this story than what’s detailed here. I am a paramedic (retired) and if I had someone performing CPR on a patient properly, they were welcomed to assist on a call. What’s the other side of the story?
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