In this highly technological world, our desires are being fulfilled very conveniently. We use the technology very efficiently in order to achieve our goals. We need not to be bother about how the things get to be done. The era of internet made our lives more simple and interesting.
When we used to communicate with a person sitting so far, we need to wait for a long time and also the mode of communication is not so highly advanced.
Similarly, if we used to go for a long distance we don't have the better transportation facilities, but with the passage of time we have advanced our technology and we have all those convenient transport by which we can go in any corner of this world within a short period of time. On the other hand, we have created a laundry list of the problems of ourselves.
In the 21st century, every one have their own transport vehicle. With the increase in the number of the vehicles. Our record of road accidents went up drastically, and we suffer a vast number of unnatural death of human lives. Not only accidents have the contribution in losing of lives, but the turning reluctant nature of bystanders also contributed for this too. In 2014, on an average 16 people were killed every hour and 387 every day in road accidents. According to the 2014 annual report of the National Crime Record Bureau, 4,40,898 cases of road accidents took place that year, killing 1,41,526 people. Research published in the Indian Journal of Surgery suggest that 80 percent of victims fail to receive emergency medical care in the 'last life hour'. Bystanders often appear reluctant to help the injured because of the fear of legal consequences if one's actions are ineffective or harmful, or fear of involvement of in a subsequent investigation.
According to the WHO report, "generally people do not die of severe injury. they die of airway obstruction. a bystander can easily open the airway through simple methods like jaw thrusting or chin lifting."
To address this, the supreme court in the historic judgement on 30th march in SaveLife Foundation v. Union of India issued directions empowering bystanders to help accident victims. the court said "it is absolutely necessary that good Samaritans feel empowered to act without fear of adverse consequence".
The Central Government published the guidelines in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section I dated 12th may,2015 for protection of the good Samaritans. The Central Government issue Standard Operating Procedure for the examination of the good Samaritans during the trial by the police and they are as follows:
1. The good Samaritans will be treated respectfully and without any discrimination.
2. The police won't force any good Samaritans in elicit or extort information or anything else.
3. The police won't compel the good Samaritan his or her name, identity, address in the police record form or register.
4. The concerned police official shall allow the good Samaritan to leave after having informed the police about the injured person on the road, and no further question shall be asked if the good Samaritan doesn't desire to be a witness in the matter.
The guidelines, will not only protect helpful bystanders from unnecessary legal hassles, but will also reward them for their acts. They recommend stringent action against police officers or doctors who harass people acting in good faith or who refuse treatment to accident victims. Delhi Police issued an Advisory after the December 16 gang rape incident where the victim and her male friend lying unattended on the road for a long time, As per this advisory, who brings an accident victim to hospital victim just needs to leave the patient at the hospital and go. He or She doesn't need to see the police for any legal formalities.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued the guidelines that no public or private hospital can demand payment for registration and admission cost from the good Samaritans. The Good Samaritan can choose to be an eyewitness and cannot be compelled. Section 284 of the Cr PC allows examination of a witness through a commission and Section 296 of the Cr PC allows evidence to be given through and affidavit. Karnataka is set to become the first state to have a good Samaritan law.
Piyush Tiwari, founder and CEO of SLF says, "the challenge at present is that people are unaware about their legal rights as good Samaritans."
A bystander can play a game changing role in saving the lives. They can call for help, provide first aid to the injured and even rush them to the nearest hospital, if the ambulance does not arrive on time.
When we used to communicate with a person sitting so far, we need to wait for a long time and also the mode of communication is not so highly advanced.
Similarly, if we used to go for a long distance we don't have the better transportation facilities, but with the passage of time we have advanced our technology and we have all those convenient transport by which we can go in any corner of this world within a short period of time. On the other hand, we have created a laundry list of the problems of ourselves.
In the 21st century, every one have their own transport vehicle. With the increase in the number of the vehicles. Our record of road accidents went up drastically, and we suffer a vast number of unnatural death of human lives. Not only accidents have the contribution in losing of lives, but the turning reluctant nature of bystanders also contributed for this too. In 2014, on an average 16 people were killed every hour and 387 every day in road accidents. According to the 2014 annual report of the National Crime Record Bureau, 4,40,898 cases of road accidents took place that year, killing 1,41,526 people. Research published in the Indian Journal of Surgery suggest that 80 percent of victims fail to receive emergency medical care in the 'last life hour'. Bystanders often appear reluctant to help the injured because of the fear of legal consequences if one's actions are ineffective or harmful, or fear of involvement of in a subsequent investigation.
According to the WHO report, "generally people do not die of severe injury. they die of airway obstruction. a bystander can easily open the airway through simple methods like jaw thrusting or chin lifting."
To address this, the supreme court in the historic judgement on 30th march in SaveLife Foundation v. Union of India issued directions empowering bystanders to help accident victims. the court said "it is absolutely necessary that good Samaritans feel empowered to act without fear of adverse consequence".
The Central Government published the guidelines in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section I dated 12th may,2015 for protection of the good Samaritans. The Central Government issue Standard Operating Procedure for the examination of the good Samaritans during the trial by the police and they are as follows:
1. The good Samaritans will be treated respectfully and without any discrimination.
2. The police won't force any good Samaritans in elicit or extort information or anything else.
3. The police won't compel the good Samaritan his or her name, identity, address in the police record form or register.
4. The concerned police official shall allow the good Samaritan to leave after having informed the police about the injured person on the road, and no further question shall be asked if the good Samaritan doesn't desire to be a witness in the matter.
The guidelines, will not only protect helpful bystanders from unnecessary legal hassles, but will also reward them for their acts. They recommend stringent action against police officers or doctors who harass people acting in good faith or who refuse treatment to accident victims. Delhi Police issued an Advisory after the December 16 gang rape incident where the victim and her male friend lying unattended on the road for a long time, As per this advisory, who brings an accident victim to hospital victim just needs to leave the patient at the hospital and go. He or She doesn't need to see the police for any legal formalities.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued the guidelines that no public or private hospital can demand payment for registration and admission cost from the good Samaritans. The Good Samaritan can choose to be an eyewitness and cannot be compelled. Section 284 of the Cr PC allows examination of a witness through a commission and Section 296 of the Cr PC allows evidence to be given through and affidavit. Karnataka is set to become the first state to have a good Samaritan law.
Piyush Tiwari, founder and CEO of SLF says, "the challenge at present is that people are unaware about their legal rights as good Samaritans."
A bystander can play a game changing role in saving the lives. They can call for help, provide first aid to the injured and even rush them to the nearest hospital, if the ambulance does not arrive on time.
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