I don't think Good Sam laws would cover you since you
would have a duty to act, if you were to volunteer as
a provider at these special events.

Fred

--- Carnes <ldcarnes_2005@...> wrote:

> Sounds interesting. From a legal aspect I have
> heard lawyers state that if
> you are serving as a PA in any capacity even if it
> is on a volunteer basis,
> your service would not be covered under any good
> Samaritan laws. The same
> goes with expeditions and the like if it mentions
> and you will be okay since
> we have a PA/Dr. on this trip that legal binds you
> to responsibility.
>
>
>
> FYI
>
> Dave Carnes
>
>
>
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>
> From: WildernessMedicinePA@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:WildernessMedicinePA@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of D. Cristopher
> Benner
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 1:34 PM
> To: WildernessMedicinePA@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WildernessMedicinePA] Primal Quest Med
> Volunteers
>
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> The Primal Quest adventure race,
> (http://www.ecoprimalquest.com/2006/announce/)
> formerly known as the
> Subaru Primal Quest, recently announced that after a
> hiatus in 2005,
> will be back in full swing in summer 2006. So what,
> you ask? Well,
> AdventureMed, formerly known as MuddyDog
> (http://www.adventuremed.com/index.htm) has
> previously provided medical
> support and once again in 2006 will be providing
> volunteer medical
> support to staff the adventure race. I'm not sure if
> any of you have
> volunteered for this before, or know of any one who
> has, but it sounds
> like a great opportunity to do what we love in an
> environment we love.
>
> If any of you have done this, or know of any one who
> has, please
> contact me, as I'd really like to learn more. I have
> been emailing Dr.
> David Townes, Medical Director for AdventureMed, and
> Dr. William
> Webster, Medical Director for the Primal Quest. They
> both are very
> excited about the race. They have had PAs volunteer
> before with much
> success.
>
> There are some legal issues that may need
> addressing. Main one is, if
> the race is held in say Colordo and a PA doesn't
> hold a Colorado
> license, can he/she volunteer. Would he/she be
> covered under Good
> Samaritan laws as it is on a voluntary basisi? I
> don't know the answers
> to these. I don't think MD supervision will be an
> issue, as Dr. Webster
> is the medical director and could be a PAs
> supervising doc.
>
> This sounds really exciting and I think a
> potentially great and fun
> opportunity. From what I've heard in the past,
> AdventureMed prefers
> individuals to volunteer for the whole 7-10 days.
>
> Cris Benner
>
>
>
>
> Please visit our website at:
> http://compas.wms.org/about.htm
>
>
>
>
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