Supreme court decision: sports, teachers need to provide First aid

sports teachers need to be the first one to help fit you in a timely manner. The Supreme court has decided. It was about a student who was in the classroom, unconscious, and since then, the severely disabled.

By Bernd Wolf, the ARD-right-editorial

sports teachers need to be in a medical emergency, able to provide First aid. As the Federal court of justice in Karlsruhe decided, you have a dereliction of duty, all necessary and reasonable First-aid measures timely and properly. A sports teacher, does not help, is liable to the Land for any damage caused by students.

Wiesbaden students of the graduation class was in gym class unconscious until the ambulance arrived, he had suffered a brain damage due to lack of Oxygen, after breathing has stopped. He is disabled today, with almost 25 heavy.

OLG waived opinion

His two sports teachers had neither made a heart pressure massage, even mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The father demanded from the state of Hesse remuneration of around € 600,000 and a pension for his son.

The higher regional court (OLG) of Frankfurt had rejected a Liability, because it cannot be proved that the brain-derived damage of the passive behavior of the teacher. The higher regional court had, however, dispensed with a medical expert opinion; this was a mistake in the procedure, the Frankfurt judges now have to correct.

Well possible, that the round-the-clock care for the needy son still gets Pain and suffering and damages.

Az: III ZR 35/18

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