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First post but I couldn't really find anything on here about it. If someone is asking for medical help in the street and a doctor walks past them and denies them, what would happen? I ask this because I know that people get set up all the time like that, their car won't start and they need help, someone needs help and they're bleeding out in the ally, you get the gist.
Legally, I don't think doctors are obligated to help people in emergencies. Paging @Law2Doc for an expert perspective just in case.
Morally, @gyngyn said it best
A trained person is morally obligated to provide aid in an emergency.
It should be noted that the primary aid is: calling for help.
@efle and @Lucca can elaborate it further by providing utilitarian and Kantian viewpoints for this moral dilemma