Is everyone obliged to administer first aid to victims of accidents?
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Correct answer
B. Yes, because one can independently perform some of the first-aid activities.
Explanation
In the photo, the scene of an accident on a city street: a police car, an ambulance, firefighters and police officers in high-visibility vests, and orange warning lamps on the roadway. Everyone has a duty to give first aid to accident victims, because some rescue actions can be carried out on your own - answer B.
The Criminal Code provides for a penalty for anyone who does not help a person in direct danger of losing their life or suffering serious harm to health, even though they could have done so without putting themselves or others at risk. A driver involved in an accident with injured people also has this duty under the Road Traffic Act. You do not have to be a doctor (answer A): calling for help, securing the scene, placing someone in the recovery position or doing chest compressions is something anyone can do after a short course. Fear of liability for mistakes (answer C) does not justify doing nothing - it is failing to help that is punished, not imperfect help given in good faith. Every witness also has a duty to notify the emergency services without delay. When rescuers are already working at the scene, as in the photo, you follow their instructions.
Legal basis: Art. 162 § 1 of the Criminal Code; Art. 44 para. 2 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); Art. 4 of the State Emergency Medical Services Act