Responding to a request for assistance creates a "doctor-patient" relationship
Duty to respond
There is no legal duty for a physician to respond to an in-flight emergency in the USA, Canada, and the UK (in the absence of a pre-existing doctor-patient relationship)
In Australia and many European countries, there is a legal duty to respond
Legal jurisdiction is usually determined by the country in which the aircraft is registered, but the location of the incident may apply as well
There is no legal duty for a physician to respond to an in-flight emergency in the USA, Canada, and the UK (in the absence of a pre-existing doctor-patient relationship)
In Australia and many European countries, there is a legal duty to respond
The Aviation<unk>  Assistance Act (AMAA) of 1998 provides liability coverage for<unk> ly qualified individuals" who provide<unk>  care aboard an aircraft and imposes a standard of "gross negligence or willful misconduct"
Covers a wide range of<unk> ly trained passengers, including physicians, nurses, PAs, paramedics, EMTs, etc.
Provider is not prohibited from accepting compensation in order to receive liability protection under the AMAA
Covers a wide range of<unk> ly trained passengers, including physicians, nurses, PAs, paramedics, EMTs, etc.
Provider is not prohibited from accepting compensation in order to receive liability protection under the AMAA
"An individual shall not be liable for damages in any action brought in a Federal or State court arising out of the acts or omissions of the individual in providing or attempting to provide assistance in the case of an in-flight<unk>  emergency unless the individual, while rendering such assistance, is guilty of gross negligence or willful misconduct."
Commercial in-flight medical emergencies
Tactical combat casualty care
Prisoners of war
Mass casualty incident triage
Second victim
Mass casualty incident
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