Originally Posted by chejus
Does a physician who is a passenger have a duty to volunteer medical assistance? In the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, physicians do not have a legal duty to render assistance unless there is a preexisting physician–patient relationship.
As all physicans obey the Hippocratic Oath, I highly doubt a physican will get away either legally or by his physican association, if he does not help in case of an emergency. Same is true for members of the Red Cross e.g., who take a make a similiar oath.