Good Samaritan Laws:

Required Readings:

• Guido, G. W. (2001). Legal and ethical issues in nursing, 3rd ed.  Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. 118-121.

• Northrop, C. E. (1990). How good Samaritan laws do and don’t protect you. Nursing, 20(2). 50-51.

Additional Readings:

• Curran, W. J. (1997). Legal history of emergency medicine form medieval common law to the AIDS epidemic.  American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 15(7).  658-670.

• Johnson, L. J. (1998). Do good Samaritan laws cover in-hospital emergencies?  Medical Economics, 75(12). 113.

Discussion Questions to Consider:

• What are Good Samaritan Laws?

• What States have them?

• Are they the same in all States?

• What protection do these laws provide?

• What are the Good Samaritan laws in your state?

• Knowing what you now know, what care would you feel comfortable providing care to this person?

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