For Services Rendered

The Australian Doctor magazine reported that an Australian doctor left her young family to attend to three sick passengers on a Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight to Kuala Lumpur. After being given toiletries and pyjamas for her services, Dr Metledge had asked for an upgrade but was refused. The doctor has now billed MAS for services rendered. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is also now asking international airlines to provide incentives for doctors whose travels are ruined by treating fellow passengers. That should be included in the Hippocrates Oath.