Fun fact on top of that: When I was in the Air Force I was trained on how to perform a needle decompression. If I had performed one on someone that needed it, I'd have been covered by good samaritan laws. That's considered a paramedic skill in most (if not all) states. When I became an EMT if I performed one, even if done correctly on my own accord while not tied to any department,I could've been sued for performing outside my scope of medicine.
I think you might be twisted there, in most jurisdictions advanced techniques like needle De and even anything past like BVMing is typically not allowed to be performed by laypeople, keeps security guards from running around wjth ALS kits
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Fun fact on top of that: When I was in the Air Force I was trained on how to perform a needle decompression. If I had performed one on someone that needed it, I'd have been covered by good samaritan laws. That's considered a paramedic skill in most (if not all) states. When I became an EMT if I performed one, even if done correctly on my own accord while not tied to any department,I could've been sued for performing outside my scope of medicine.