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Old Dec 28, 2019 | 12:20 pm
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Originally Posted by googs185
I'm an NP certified in ACLS and PALS with several years of experience in Emergency medicine, urgent care and internal medicine. Do you recommend not assisting passengers? I feel an obligation to help, but I don't to be sued. I've helped a couple of times and had to fill out paperwork-and I've never received any sort of compensation from the airline.
Good Samaritan laws generally protect practitioners in these situations from liability claims, even if the medical condition is outside of their normal scope of practice. However, I have read that those protections are forfeited if you accept any form of compensation (e.g., miles, voucher, upgrade).
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