Hi -

Peter said:  
>Medics and paramedics presumably have malpractice insurance to
>protect them; if I am involved in a death where I played doctor, I am
>open to a major lawsuit.
I agree with Peter, and suggest that the same concern should bother those who provide bees to arthritic friends for sting apitherapy.
If the list-readers include a better lawyer than I am I'd like to hear what he/she may think.  (I'm a very poor lawyer, so don't be bashful.)
Walter Weller