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Is there risk with an AED Program?
GPG Enterprises
Most states have revised their Good Samaritan Laws to include
AED Programs that have been properly established. Good
Samaritan Laws provide protection for people who help others
in emergencies. A section of a NJ Act appears below. Of
course, GPG is not your legal advisor and you should consult
with your own attorney to determine if an AED program is
appropriate for you.
AED units that are approved by the FDA read the person's
heart rhythm and will only allow a shock to be delivered when it
will help the patient. They are simple to use, in fact, the units
provide easy to understand audible prompts. After an AED is
turned on, it tells you what to do.
NJ
§§1-5
C. 2A:62A-23
To 2A:62A-27
An Act concerning certain emergency medical services and
supplementing Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes.
P.L. 1999, CHAPTER 34, approved March 8, 1999
Assembly, No. 2321 (Second Reprint)
A part of this Act:
5. a. Any person or entity who, in good faith, acquires or provides a
defibrillator, renders emergency care or treatment by the use of a
defibrillator or supervises such care or treatment and, who has complied
with the requirements of this act, shall be immune from civil liability for
any personal injury as a result of such care or treatment, or as a result of
any 1[act or failure to act in providing or arranging further medical] acts or
omissions by the person or entity in providing, rendering or supervising
the emergency care or1 treatment.
Taken from: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/9899/Bills/al99/34_.htm