Right to Emergency Care:
Date Of Judgment: 23/02/2007.
Case No.: Appeal (civil) 919 of 2007.

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.

Please not only go ahead and forward, use it too!!!!