Governor Pat Quinn joined members of the Northwestern Medicine community on July 18 to commemorate an amendment to the state’s Good Samaritan Act. The
official signing of House Bill 1549 took place in the
Simulation Technology and Immersive Learning Center.
“Citizens who have been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should not be afraid to use their training to help another person in an emergency,” said Quinn. “CPR saves lives, and we want those who are able to, to step up and help their fellow citizens in a crisis without fear of a lawsuit. This law protects good Samaritans and will protect lives.”
The revised act protects not only certified rescuers, but also individuals who possess minimal CPR training in accordance with either American Red Cross or American Heart Association (AHA) standards. Current training methods focus on hands-only CPR, which increases the chance of survival two to three fold. Instead of ventilation or mouth-to-mouth techniques, hands-only CPR involves solely chest compressions...
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