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Old 25th July 2012 | 06:34
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herman the crab
 
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Why can't you pronounce death in flight?

A doctor or indeed in some countries a paramedic can pronounce death perfectly legally subject to certain criteria. If not you would be ethically and possibly legally required to continue CPR until on the ground and a (different/another) doctor pronouncing death.

In a previous life I was assured that a (in my case) UK registered aircraft counted as UK territory and as such was covered by UK law. How a UK doctor on a Singapore airline (for example) woks I don't know.

Certifying death (in the UK anyway) is a different matter however.

HTC

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