Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It is rather complex .. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_law
Those apply to private individuals, typically without medical training. The reason for them is to eliminate the previous precedent based situation in which an ordinary person encountered more risk in attempting to help an accident victim than in leaving them to die. US doctors have the issue that they're covered by medical ethics guidelines and by their oaths. Their situation is unrelated to the so-called Good Samaritan laws. Perry