FLORIDA BASIC RECRUIT TRAINING PROGRAM
HIGH LIABILITY 2026 REVISION NOTES AND
STRUCTURED POLICE LIABILITY RISK
MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ Good Samaritan Act. Answer: Any person, including those
licensed to practice medicine, who gratuitously and in good faith
renders emergency care or treatment at the scene of an emergency
outside of a hospital, doctor's office, or other place having proper
medical equipment, without objection of the injured victim or
victims thereof, shall not be held liable for any civil damages as a
result of such care or treatment or as a result of any act or failure to
act in providing or arranging further medical treatment where the
person acts as an ordinary reasonably prudent man would have
acted under the same or similar circumstances.
◉ 24/7. Answer: As a law enforcement officer, you have a duty to act
___ within your
jurisdictional boundaries.
◉ Breach of duty. Answer: ___ occurs when you either fail to act or
act inappropriately.
,◉ Standard or scope of care. Answer: is care that you are expected to
provide to the same patient under the same conditions as would any
criminal justice first aid provider who received the same level of
training.
◉ Good Samaritan Act. Answer: ____, based on s. 768.13, F.S., ,
protects a civilian first aid provider from liability for medical care
performed in good faith or medical care similar to that expected of
another first aid provider with equal training. Medical care includes
using an automated external defibrillator
(AED) as provided for in s. 768.1325, F.S. It does not stop someone
from filing a lawsuit; however, it does provide a defense if you
performed according to the standard of care for a first aid provider.
Always render care to the best of your ability. Do not go beyond the
scope and level of your training.
Maintain the patient's best interests.
◉ Abandonment. Answer: ___ is: "The relinquishing of a right or
interest with the intention of never again claiming it." (Garner, 1999)
You abandon the patient when you stop providing care without
ensuring that the patient continues or begins to receive the same or
better care. You must continue providing emergency first aid until
another medical professional with the same or higher-level training
replaces you, or you are unable to continue.
, ◉ Negligence. Answer: ___ is: "The failure to exercise the standard of
care that a reasonably prudent person would have exercised
in a similar situation; any conduct that falls below the legal standard
established to protect others
against unreasonable risk of harm, except for conduct that is
intentionally, wantonly, or willfully
disregardful of other's rights." (Garner, 1999)
◉ Duty to act
Breach of standard of care
Causation
Damages. Answer: Negligence occurs if all these conditions are
present:
◉ Battery. Answer: is: "The use of force against another resulting in
harmful or offensive contact; an intentional and offensive
touching of another without lawful justification—also termed
tortuous battery" (Garner, 1999)
◉ Consent. Answer: "Agreement, approval, or permission as to some
act of purpose, especially given voluntarily by a competent person"
(Garner, 1999)
HIGH LIABILITY 2026 REVISION NOTES AND
STRUCTURED POLICE LIABILITY RISK
MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ Good Samaritan Act. Answer: Any person, including those
licensed to practice medicine, who gratuitously and in good faith
renders emergency care or treatment at the scene of an emergency
outside of a hospital, doctor's office, or other place having proper
medical equipment, without objection of the injured victim or
victims thereof, shall not be held liable for any civil damages as a
result of such care or treatment or as a result of any act or failure to
act in providing or arranging further medical treatment where the
person acts as an ordinary reasonably prudent man would have
acted under the same or similar circumstances.
◉ 24/7. Answer: As a law enforcement officer, you have a duty to act
___ within your
jurisdictional boundaries.
◉ Breach of duty. Answer: ___ occurs when you either fail to act or
act inappropriately.
,◉ Standard or scope of care. Answer: is care that you are expected to
provide to the same patient under the same conditions as would any
criminal justice first aid provider who received the same level of
training.
◉ Good Samaritan Act. Answer: ____, based on s. 768.13, F.S., ,
protects a civilian first aid provider from liability for medical care
performed in good faith or medical care similar to that expected of
another first aid provider with equal training. Medical care includes
using an automated external defibrillator
(AED) as provided for in s. 768.1325, F.S. It does not stop someone
from filing a lawsuit; however, it does provide a defense if you
performed according to the standard of care for a first aid provider.
Always render care to the best of your ability. Do not go beyond the
scope and level of your training.
Maintain the patient's best interests.
◉ Abandonment. Answer: ___ is: "The relinquishing of a right or
interest with the intention of never again claiming it." (Garner, 1999)
You abandon the patient when you stop providing care without
ensuring that the patient continues or begins to receive the same or
better care. You must continue providing emergency first aid until
another medical professional with the same or higher-level training
replaces you, or you are unable to continue.
, ◉ Negligence. Answer: ___ is: "The failure to exercise the standard of
care that a reasonably prudent person would have exercised
in a similar situation; any conduct that falls below the legal standard
established to protect others
against unreasonable risk of harm, except for conduct that is
intentionally, wantonly, or willfully
disregardful of other's rights." (Garner, 1999)
◉ Duty to act
Breach of standard of care
Causation
Damages. Answer: Negligence occurs if all these conditions are
present:
◉ Battery. Answer: is: "The use of force against another resulting in
harmful or offensive contact; an intentional and offensive
touching of another without lawful justification—also termed
tortuous battery" (Garner, 1999)
◉ Consent. Answer: "Agreement, approval, or permission as to some
act of purpose, especially given voluntarily by a competent person"
(Garner, 1999)
