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Ambulance Service of NSW v Worley; further legal lessons for the emergency services

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Eburn, Michael

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The decision of the Court of Appeal in New South Wales, in Ambulance Service of NSW v Worley, gives insight into legal issues relating to the emergency services, and ambulance services in particular. This article considers the facts that gave rise to this litigation, why the trial judge found that the treating paramedic was negligent and why that decision was overturned by the NSW Court of Appeal. The paper then considers the legal principles that arise from this decision and their importance...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorEburn, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T22:40:52Z
dc.identifier.issn1447-4999
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/57636
dc.description.abstractThe decision of the Court of Appeal in New South Wales, in Ambulance Service of NSW v Worley, gives insight into legal issues relating to the emergency services, and ambulance services in particular. This article considers the facts that gave rise to this litigation, why the trial judge found that the treating paramedic was negligent and why that decision was overturned by the NSW Court of Appeal. The paper then considers the legal principles that arise from this decision and their importance for ambulance services throughout Australia.
dc.publisherMonash University
dc.sourceJournal of Emergency Primary Health Care
dc.subjectKeywords: adrenalin; ambulatory care; anaphylaxis; article; bee sting; case report; clinical feature; clinical practice; disease severity; drug indication; emergency health service; first aid; human; law suit; legal aspect; male; malpractice; medical decision makin Duty of care; Legal issues; Negligence
dc.titleAmbulance Service of NSW v Worley; further legal lessons for the emergency services
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume5
dc.date.issued2007
local.identifier.absfor180110 - Criminal Law and Procedure
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4046278xPUB409
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationEburn, Michael, ANU College of Law, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.startpageArticle no. 990235
dc.date.updated2015-12-09T11:02:03Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-34547607244
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