Main description:

Part of the "What Do I Do Now?: Emergency Medicine" series, Legal and Ethical Issues in Emergency Medicine uses a case-based approach to cover common and important topics in the legal and ethical dilemmas that surface in the practice of emergency medicine. Each unique case draws upon the four well-established principles of bioethics: beneficence, non-maleficence, respect for autonomy, and justice. Other ethical principles, such as honesty and personal
integrity, are also addressed. Chapters are rounded out by key points to remember and selected references for further reading. Legal and Ethical Issues in Emergency Medicine addresses a wide range of topics including HIPPA and confidentiality, advance directives, suicidal patients, refusal of care, expert witness
testimony, and more. This book is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which clinicians can utilize when they encounter difficult situations in the emergency department. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the reader's ability to answer the question, "What do I do now?"

Contents:

1. "Send Me the Pictures"
Catherine A. Marco

2. Why We Care for Anyone with Anything at Anytime
Jay M. Brenner

3. No and Yes
Kenneth V. Iserson

4. "Thanks, but No, Thanks!"
Arthur R. Derse

5. On the Edge of Death
Alexander Zoretich and Arvind Venkat

6. Who Decides?
Kenneth V. Iserson

7. Saving Grandpa?
Ahmed Shaikh and Jeremy R. Simon

8. Failed Suicide Attempt in the Terminally Ill
Kenneth V. Iserson and Eileen F. Baker

9. The Doctor's Dilemma
Raquel M. Schears and Markayle R. Schears

10. Hide and Seek
Purva Grover

11. The Drunken Drug Lord
Jeremy R. Simon

12. No Country for Sick Men
Diane L. Gorgas and Simiao Li-Sauerwine

13. The Reluctant Consultant
Sara R. Zaidi and Jeremy R. Simon

14. Managing Bias and Belligerence
Shannon Markus and Carmen Wolfe

15. Very Important Patients
Kelsey Nestor and Carmen Wolfe

16. Frequent Flyer
Catherine A. Marco

17. "12/10" Abdominal Pain
Chadd K. Kraus

18. Fear and Loathing in the ED
Thomas E. Robey and Jay M. Brenner

19. Everyday J
Chadd K. Kraus

20. "I Want a Baby, but Not With Him"
Simiao Li-Sauerwine and Diane L. Gorgas

21. Risky Behavior
Catherine A. Marco

22. Little Secrets, Big Lies
Simiao Li-Sauerwine and Diane L. Gorgas

23. Like, Comment, Post... Lawsuit?!
Jillian L. McGrath and Lydia M. Sahlani

24. An Industrial Accident
Chadd K. Kraus

25. Doctors Police Your Own Expert Witness Testimony
Robert Solomon