Recently, I found an unconscious man laying on a highway, so I started doing CPR. Then I began to wonder if, as a physician, I should be concerned about adverse legal consequences of doing this. So, I asked a lawyer (who also happens to be a physician).

📚 Dr. Appel's book "Who Says You're Dead" https://www.amazon.com/Who-Says-Youre...
🔍 NEJM reivew article on airplane emergencies: http://shorturl.at/ijMXZ

0:00 Start
0:24 Do you have to help?
1:43 When you're not protected
2:11 Carry equipment?
2:53 3 things you should do
3:40 Airplanes
5:09 Handoffs
5:52 Medical record?
6:05 Privacy
6:53 Level of training
7:53 Who says you're dead?

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