Ethical problems in emergency medicine : a discussion-based review /

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 in...

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Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Jesus, John
Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Σειρά:Current topics in emergency medicine.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • 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.