Section 303: Duty of persons doing dangerous acts

It is the duty of every person who, except in a case of necessity, undertakes to
administer surgical or medical treatment to any other person, or to do any other lawful
act which is or may be dangerous to human life or health, to have reasonable skill and
to use reasonable care in doing such act; and he is held to have caused any
consequences which result to the life or health of any person by reason of any
omission to observe or perform that duty.