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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
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Chapter 298. Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine
Sections: Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine: Introduction, Informed Consent, Issues in the ED Care of Minors, Privacy, Confidentiality, and Reporting, Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, Risk Management, Emergency Physicians and Death Certificates, Newborns Left at the ED, Translation Services for Patients, Duty to Third Parties, Telephone Advice, Extension of Care Outside of the ED Encounter, Other Legal Issues of Concern, Disclaimer, References.
Topics Discussed: emergencies; emergency medical service; liability, legal; litigation.
Excerpt:"This chapter provides general information about important ED
issues with legal ramifications: informed consent, treatment of
minors, privacy and confidentiality, Emergency Medical Transfer
in Active Labor Act (EMTALA), risk management, death certificates,
newborns left in the ED, translation services, duty to third parties,
telephone advice, and extension of care outside the ED...."
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