Originally Posted By: Blast
Up until recently I was a First Responder at the facility where I work. Four months ago they not only cancelled the on-site First Responder program but actually changed company policy to FORBID one employee from helping another injured employee. We can't even go get someone else a bandaid. Management decided that the local EMS response time has averaged about 5 minutes, so that's plenty of time for them to show up and take care of any problem. If one employee were to help another then the company was afraid they (the company) could somehow get in trouble.


Five minutes without CPR can easily be the difference between life and death. Ditto for the Heimlich maneuver and other types of aid for choking victims. This policy is not one that I would be willing to obey if someone's life was at stake. I'd also wonder if it would end up being the difference causing me to die if I needed CPR or aid for choking.