@SLFplatine
Well nsmith, yes but under the current German medical confidentiality regime with the severe legal consequences for the breach this particular FO did seek the medical attention and yet still took command of an airplane with 144 passengers on board and drove it into the side of a mountain.
Of course you may be correct in this case, but I did say "on average." With a donkey you can use both carrot and stick, here you can use carrot or stick. No doubt both may work, it is just my contention that here the carrot will be more successful.