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Tosfos it seems he is obligated to pay for the damages because 57 PROLONGING HOSPITALIZATION UNNECCESSARILY ...
these types of treatment are not included in the rule of “for the 294
good of the world.” According to the Ramban, if the surgery was Preventing a person from working by threatening and fright-
performed due to erroneous judgment, he is exempt in a human ening him ...................................................................................296
court “for the good of the world” but is held accountable in a The physician’s repentance .......................................................298
Heavenly Court. This is what we can derive from the words of
Rabbi Yisrael of Kotna. 58 SICK LEAVE DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF COLLAPSE ........ 300
4. A physician who caused someone damage while speeding to the Is it permissible to give a nursing woman a note that she was
hospital to save a life is exempt from payment because of “the sick? ............................................................................................302
good of the world,” as long as he was driving carefully. Is it permissible for a hospital to falsely certify a birth to pre-
vent someone’s expulsion from the country? .......................... 303
60 REPORTING A PERSON’S FAULTY VISION, IF IT IS
LIKELY TO CAUSE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC ..................310
Should one notify the authorities of a patient’s faulty vision if
this will harm the doctor? ......................................................... 313
Swearing falsely in order to calm a patient .............................325
A physician swears that he will make no more than fifteen
attempts to insert a needle into a vein .................................... 326
62 IS ONE OBLIGATED TO TELL THE AUTHORITIES THAT
A DRIVER HAS EPILEPSY? ......................................................329
A taxi driver claims he is not an epileptic ..............................334
63 IS A PHYSICIAN OBLIGATED TO PUBLICIZE THAT A
PATIENT IS MALINGERING? .................................................338
A beggar uses medical documents to deceive people .............341
A patient is asked to testify against a physician who healed
him..............................................................................................344
64 SHOULD ONE PUBLICIZE THE FACT THAT A MOHEL
HAS SYPHILIS? ...........................................................................347
Called to save a wounded man and saw a man flee with a knife
in his hand .................................................................................349
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