So if I pull someone’s little boy or girl out of a burning car and he/she gets cut by glass I can be sued because I didn’t wait for “professional” help? Wonderful, just wonderful.
The net result of this lunacy is that no accident bystander will take a chance on doing anything to help a person in an accident. I thought good Samaritans were immune from being sued or charged with a crime.
In your hypothetical I think it's obvious that you wouldn't be liable for the kid's lacerations. The critical difference in the case posed in the article is that there's a question regarding the necessity of immediately removing the plaintiff from the vehicle.
The defendant has stated she feared fire or an explosion; that's rebutted by statements that she left the plaintiff next to the car. This case has a gray area because of conflicting statements surrounding that action -- and it will fall upon a jury to decide whom to believe.
Nobody wants to get burned (pardon the pun), but if you truly believe you're doing the right thing, you should probably go ahead and do it.