The legal protection that encourage individuals to assist others in emergency situations without fear of legal consequences
The Ministry of Health is looking to introduce the Good Samaritan Law, the legal protection that encourage individuals to assist others in emergency situations without fear of legal consequences, such as being sued for unintentional harm caused during the act of assistance.
“This Good Samaritan Law must be put in place at least within this 15th Parliamentary Session. We have three years more,“ he told reporters after launching the inaugural Malaysia Community First Responder Conference.here today. The introduction of such a law would align with Malaysia’s broader goals of enhancing emergency response systems and improving survival rates for incidents like sudden cardiac arrest .
The minister stressed that automated external defibrillators are life-saving devices that can significantly increase survival rates for SCA victims because 70 per cent of SCAs happen outside of hospitals, where the time between collapse and defibrillation is crucial.
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