Timeline for Should home remedy "medical questions" be allowed?
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| Nov 6, 2014 at 16:33 | comment | added | A E | @Beofett: "Medical advice, no matter how seemingly trivial the issue (e.g. skinned knee), is simply not our target expertise" - I don't know about that. Basic first aid and childhood ailments are part of parenting, IMO. I'm sure I'm not the only person here with a first aid qualification. The usual provisos about linking to an authoritative source would apply. I'm not seeing how or why it's irresponsible to explain to someone what to do about a skinned knee, with a link to an authoritative source such as this. | |
| Nov 6, 2014 at 13:32 | comment | added | user420 | I think there's an overemphasis on "liability" in several answers here. We're not lawyers (well, most of us, anyway!), and its an international audience, so any discussion of what is or is not a liability concern is going to be rather fruitless. Instead, however, I see it as a responsibility concern. Medical advice, no matter how seemingly trivial the issue (e.g. skinned knee), is simply not our target expertise, beyond identifying when to consult a trained medical professional. Any advice implying "you don't need a doctor, because this works just as well" is potentially irresponsible. | |
| Nov 6, 2014 at 9:31 | history | edited | A E | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 6, 2014 at 8:55 | history | answered | A E | CC BY-SA 3.0 |