Most doctors always provide treatment to sick and injured in emergency, doctors or hospitals even during any strike or no work condition never close their emergency as there is a law that bounds doctors and hospitals to treat emergency patients immediately without consent or even no one is with patient who can pay in private sector, all formalities of writing full name address and history with consent may be deferred if no adequate staff or doctors present. Treating doctor should start treatment soon to save a life. Following are rules: 1.
The Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette & Ethics) Regulation, 2002 casts a duty on all medical practitioners i.e. all medical practitioners must attend to sick and injured immediately and it is the duty of the medical practitioners to make immediate and timely medical care available to every injured person whether he is injured in…
