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Submitted by anujgupta on Fri, 28/09/2007 - 09:25.
Right to Emergency Care
The Supreme Court has ruled that all injured persons especially in the case of road traffic accidents, assaults, etc., when brought to a hospital / medical centre, have to be offered first aid, stabilized and shifted to a higher centre / government centre if required.
It is only after this that the hospital can demand payment or complete police formalities.
In case you are a bystander and wish to help someone in an accident, please go ahead and do so.
Your responsibility ends as soon as you leave the person at the hospital.
The hospital bears the responsibility of informing the police, first aid, etc.
Please do inform your family and friends about these basic rights so that we all know what to expect and what to do in the hour of need.
Comments
no order by court like such
as has been authored in teh artical no such judgement has been passed by the Apex cout it is all fales ... and the case that is cited in the artical pertains to sum tax exemption that is being claimed by a NGO ....
text updated
Mohit,
Thanks, for the pointing out the incorrect case no.
The text in the article above has been updated to remove the incorrect information.
Regards
Anuj Gupta
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