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Re: IUFD IN U.S.AFrom: croure@ibm.netSun Apr 30 13:03:22 2000
At Sun, 30 Apr 2000, Dean Huffman wrote: > >A a pregnant woman who has noticed decreased fetal movements cannot get >>>> to see a physician because she is "not their patient" with subsequent demise >>>> of her fetus. >> I think even though I see no sign of this, that at some time society is going to have to decide if it wants to have american physicians running away from cases such as the one with IUD that Bob posted. Society should and would benefit from making physicians be able to jump in to help in a case that is "not their patient" ie, this case, a car accident that you pass by, any other emergency in the street, in a restaurant, etc. etc. Many MD's will not identify themselves as MD's and move on past the emergency, if possible. I think that in France there are good samaritan laws that "forces" legally whoever is in the path of an emergency to help, and then gives them immunity unless gross....... Maybe Bernard if he sees this could comment. Are there any Good Samaritan laws in the USA. In Puerto Rico there is but mostly for an emergency out of the hospital (road, rest, etc.) I think it should also cover the hospital, although that is more difficult to delineate. But even while in the hospital, what happens if in another OR somebody pokes a hole in the inferior vena cava and needs superhelp. Do you run away, do you get into the case and will be sued almost for sure when the patient dies. Good Samaritan????? Carlos
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