Comments on: A Good Samaritan surgeon is not shielded from liability http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/good-samaritan-surgeon-is-not-shielded.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/good-samaritan-surgeon-is-not-shielded.html#comment-75047 Anonymous Mon, 14 May 2007 23:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/a-good-samaritan-surgeon-is-not-shielded-from-liability.html#comment-75047 This has always happened and often. I wonder why it is even news. It isn't really a Good Samaritan situation. He was at a hospital where he was on staff--not out on the golf course. When I get consulted in certain situations, I know one of my roles is to spread the responsibility around and provide another set of expert eyeballs to bolster the defense should litigation arise. I don't really like it but readily do it--this is a hard profession and we need to help each other out--even though "no good deed goes unpunished." This has always happened and often. I wonder why it is even news. It isn’t really a Good Samaritan situation. He was at a hospital where he was on staff–not out on the golf course. When I get consulted in certain situations, I know one of my roles is to spread the responsibility around and provide another set of expert eyeballs to bolster the defense should litigation arise. I don’t really like it but readily do it–this is a hard profession and we need to help each other out–even though “no good deed goes unpunished.”

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/good-samaritan-surgeon-is-not-shielded.html#comment-75038 Anonymous Mon, 14 May 2007 21:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/a-good-samaritan-surgeon-is-not-shielded-from-liability.html#comment-75038 This is not about the Good Samiritan law rather it is what happens when you are called to help another surgeon or physician. That is to say, when there is a complication you are not called in to be a first assistant, rather you are called in to be a co-defendant. <br/><br/>This is seen in the shot-gunning of suits. <br/><br/>As to the true "Good Samiritan Laws" I would greatly appreciate any information where they have stood up for medical personnel. This is not about the Good Samiritan law rather it is what happens when you are called to help another surgeon or physician. That is to say, when there is a complication you are not called in to be a first assistant, rather you are called in to be a co-defendant.

This is seen in the shot-gunning of suits.

As to the true “Good Samiritan Laws” I would greatly appreciate any information where they have stood up for medical personnel.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/good-samaritan-surgeon-is-not-shielded.html#comment-75033 Anonymous Mon, 14 May 2007 19:43:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/a-good-samaritan-surgeon-is-not-shielded-from-liability.html#comment-75033 Kevin's headline is incorrect. He was specifically ruled not to be a "good samaritan" under the legal definition because he was getting paid. Why should you be shielded from liability for doing what you get paid to do? Kevin’s headline is incorrect. He was specifically ruled not to be a “good samaritan” under the legal definition because he was getting paid. Why should you be shielded from liability for doing what you get paid to do?

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