1. Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine : A Discussion-based Review
- Author
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Peter Rosen, James Adams, Arthur R. Derse, Shamai Grossman, Richard Wolfe, Peter Rosen, James Adams, Arthur R. Derse, Shamai Grossman, and Richard Wolfe
- Subjects
- Medical emergencies, Medical ethics, Emergency medicine--Moral and ethical aspects
- Abstract
This book is designed to consolidate the relevant literature as well as the thoughts of professionals currently working in the field into a practical and accessible reference for the emergency medical technician, student, nurse, resident, and attending emergency physician. Each chapter is divided into four sections: case presentation, discussion, review of the current literature, and recommendations. Designed to serve simultaneously as a learning and reference tool, each chapter begins with a real case that was encountered in an ED setting. The case presentation is followed by a short discussion of the case, as if at a morbidity and mortality conference, by a panel of experienced attending physicians explaining how they would approach the ethical dilemmas associated with the case, and a review of the existing literature.
- Published
- 2012