All doctors should know: legal dos (and don’ts) for emergency response outside the hospital

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• @Ernestwellington · 2023-06 · in “Observed accidental shooting at restaurant, would I be obligated to tend to the injured person as a physician bystander?”

  This video has a good interview with an MD and JD: ▶ link discussing this matter. Basically he echoes what everyone said, you don't have to do shit. However there are some states that have duty to assist laws. A quick google search found this article from 2015 (▶ link that says that only in Wisconsin and Minnesota do you have to help. Other states are mentioned but they're more specific to minors and sexual battery.…

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• @asstogas · 2022-12 · in “Are doctors obligated to stop to help in emergencies (e.g. roadside MVC, on an airplane)?”

  Max Feinstein made a good video on this: ▶ link

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• @The_surgeon17 · 2022-12 · in “Are doctors obligated to stop to help in emergencies (e.g. roadside MVC, on an airplane)?”

  ▶ link Good video on the topic.

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• @zlhill · 2022-12 · in “Are doctors obligated to stop to help in emergencies (e.g. roadside MVC, on an airplane)?”

  This is not true. Good Samaritan laws do apply to doctors and other medical professionals. You should refuse payment if offered, but otherwise you are covered from liability if you volunteer and act in good faith. Here’s a pretty good video overview with a MD/JD medical ethicist: ▶ link

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