title: Legal aspects of first aid and emergency care: 2.
abstract: The first article in this series examined the nurse's duty to act at the scene of an accident. This article explores this theme further by looking at the legal implications and the four arenas of accountability.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dimond
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D006113:United Kingdom