Originally Posted by cj001f
During an in-flight emergency? There probably isn't one, given the relatively small numbers of in-flight emergencys. There certainly are cases of Good Samaritans being sued for actions undertaken in good faith elsewhere, and every health care provider I know is cognizant of that. Even if the case is summarily dismissed there are still costs for the defendant that can't be recouped, and many aren't willing to take that risk.
I suspect, cj001f, that you actually DID understand what I meant but chose to feign otherwise to make your point.
So, for clarity:
My challenge is for anyone to provide a verifiable example of any "Good Samaritan" health care provider (a physician, nurse, EMT, etc., who was not already responsible for the patient's care) being sued on the basis of allegedly negligent care provided in good faith to a sick airline passenger in-flight.
And please, do tell us more about those
non-airline-related "cases of Good Samaritans being sued for actions undertaken in good faith." Can you (or anyone else) actually provide any verifiable facts to support that contention?
I'm a staunch advocate for evidence-based analysis, so I have trouble with the notion that just because "everybody knows" something it must be true.