PHYSICIANS AS GOOD SAMARITANS.

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  • Author(s): Reuter, Stewart R.
  • Source:
    Journal of Legal Medicine. Jun99, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p157. 37p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      ASSISTANCE in emergencies; MEDICAL laws; PHYSICIANS
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      Examines Good Samaritan statutes of relevance to physicians' practices in the United States. Variations in statutory requirements for physicians to obtain Good Samaritan immunity; Court rulings on Good Samaritan acts outside the hospital; Legal interpretation of Good Samaritan statutes in hospital emergencies.