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That is a feature of US law, isn't it? Quite a few countries have laws that compel people to render first aid and at the same time offer protection from prosecu
by lyschoening 10y ago
That is a feature of US law, isn't it? Quite a few countries have laws that compel people to render first aid and at the same time offer protection from prosecution even if the first aid makes matters worse.
- barking 10y agoThere's an intersting article here on the US situation. Seems you do have good protection, though it's not absolute. http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/news/modernmedicine/modern-medicine-now/liability-risks-good-samaritan?page=full http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics...
- blakeyrat 10y agoBoth China and India have huge problems with citizens ignoring medical emergency to avoid being held responsible if the patient doesn't recover. The case of Wang Yue is famous enough that even most Americans have heard of it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wang_Yue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wang_Yue