If a junior for whose acts of omission or commission is under my vicarious liability even if Anesthesiologist is qualified but complains of chronic pain of cervical with vertigo which was verbally told to me, my dilemma is Can I assign that Anaesthesiologist to give Anaesthesia where I am 2nd in command but my First in command says that there are no such restrictions? Kindly help me to get an answer to this too dilemmatic situation where on one hand is authorities and on other end is mine own knowledge whatsoever it is. As below is quoted from literature which though speaks of itself still needs a differential opinion, if any, with all due regards.
ASA ETHICAL GUIDELINES Anesthesiologists should advise colleagues whose ability to practice medicine becomes temporarily or permanently impaired to appropriately modify or discontinue their practice. They should assist, to the extent of…
