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Ethical problems in emergency medicine : a discussion-based review / John Jesus, James G. Adams, Shamai A. Grossman, Richard Wolfe, Arthur R. Derse, Peter Rosen.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Current topics in emergency medicinePublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.Description: 1 online resourceISBN:
  • 9781118292129 (epub)
  • 111829212X (epub)
  • 9781118292136 (pdf)
  • 1118292138 (pdf)
  • 9781118292143 (mobi)
  • 1118292146 (mobi)
  • 9781118292150
  • 1118292154
  • 1280775610
  • 9781280775611
  • 0470673478
  • 9780470673478
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ethical problems in emergency medicineDDC classification:
  • 174.2/96025 23
LOC classification:
  • RC86.95
NLM classification:
  • WX 215
Online resources:
Contents:
Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Section One: Challenging professionalism; 1: Physician care of family, friends, or colleagues; 2: The impaired physician; 3: Disclosure of medical error and truth telling; 4: Conflicts between patient requests and physician obligations; 5: Judgmental attitudes and opinions in the emergency department; 6: Using physicians as agents of the state; Section Two: End-of-life decisions; 7: Family-witnessed resuscitation in the emergency department: making sense of ethical and practical considerations in an emotional debate.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Section One: Challenging professionalism; 1: Physician care of family, friends, or colleagues; 2: The impaired physician; 3: Disclosure of medical error and truth telling; 4: Conflicts between patient requests and physician obligations; 5: Judgmental attitudes and opinions in the emergency department; 6: Using physicians as agents of the state; Section Two: End-of-life decisions; 7: Family-witnessed resuscitation in the emergency department: making sense of ethical and practical considerations in an emotional debate.

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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.