Who should be involved if medical decisions exceed crew scope?

• A. The passengers.
• B. Ground crew.
• C. The captain or medical liaison.
• D. The nearest medical facility after landing.

Answer: (C)

When a medical decision goes beyond what the crew is trained to handle, the person in charge must bring in someone with authority and medical expertise. The captain holds overall safety responsibility and can coordinate with an onboard medical professional or a remote medical liaison to obtain expert guidance. This setup ensures medical actions are appropriate and aligned with safety, while also helping decide if the flight should continue, be diverted, or land at a suitable airport. Passengers aren’t equipped to make medical decisions; ground crew aren’t involved in in-flight medical care decisions; arranging post-landing care is a separate step after safety has been ensured. So the captain or a designated medical liaison is the proper contact for decisions that go beyond crew scope.