Assume someone is involved in a motor vehicle accident in Philadelphia and sustains serious injuries.They are brought to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in an unconscious state and the doctors and nurses perform emergency care and revive the patient and set various broken bones.Upon recovery, the patient receives a bill from the hospital on the basis that his medical care was an implied contract - that if he had been aware of his circumstances, he would have consented to the treatment and costs.

Assume in another instance that a car being driven down the Schuylkill Expressway suddenly pulls off the road and strikes a guard rail.As it turns out, the driver has suffered a heart attack and lost consciousness.Luckily, the driver behindthe heart attack victim is a doctor who is a cardiologist.The doctor aids the motorist, performs CPR and revives him.Can the doctor later send the heart attack victim a bill for his services?

Why or why not?