Seeing people in a burning car, are you obliged to administer first aid to them and inform the fire brigade?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a forest road, and in front of you a car stops with smoke coming out of it; the doors are open, and there may be people inside. You are obliged, if this is at all possible without putting yourself at risk, to give them first aid and call the fire brigade. The answer is: yes.
Anyone who notices a person in a state of sudden threat to health is obliged to notify the emergency services without delay and, as far as possible, to give help; anyone who does not do this, although they could have done it without putting themselves at risk, commits a crime. You call 112 or 998, stop your car in a safe place, check whether there is an open fire, and help the people get out of the vehicle, because a car fire develops within a few minutes.
Legal basis: Art. 4 of the State Emergency Medical Services Act; Art. 162 of the Criminal Code