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Book Synopsis Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine by : Rade B. Vukmir
Download or read book Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine written by Rade B. Vukmir and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a clear pathway through the common yet complex legal dilemmas frequently encountered in emergency medical practice.
Book Synopsis Medico-legal Issues in Emergency Medicine and Family Practice by : Catherine Swee Kian Tay
Download or read book Medico-legal Issues in Emergency Medicine and Family Practice written by Catherine Swee Kian Tay and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents practical and realistic case scenarios commonly faced in the Emergecny Department mainly, as well as in general practice. The lawyer-emergency physician team has used a novel question-and-answer format to make it a fun, effortless and educational way to learn medico-legal principles with special emphasis on problem-solving skills. "take-home Messages" crystallize the key points discussed. - book cover.
Book Synopsis Legal and Ethical Issues in Emergency Medicine by : Eileen F. Baker
Download or read book Legal and Ethical Issues in Emergency Medicine written by Eileen F. Baker and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?"
Book Synopsis Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient by : Susan Stefan
Download or read book Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient written by Susan Stefan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-16 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient Dr. Stefan uses research, surveys, and statutory and litigation materials to examine problems with emergency department care for clients with psychiatric disorders." "She relies on interviews with emergency department nurses, doctors, and psychiatrists, as well as surveys of people with psychiatric disabilities, to present the perspectives of both the individuals seeking treatment, and those providing it." "This eye-opening book explores the structural pressures on emergency departments and identifies the burdens and conflicts that undermine their efforts to provide compassionate care to people in psychiatric crisis." --Book Jacket.
Book Synopsis Legal Aspects of Emergency Services by : Gregory West
Download or read book Legal Aspects of Emergency Services written by Gregory West and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legal Aspects of Emergency Services, Second Edition introduces members of fire and emergency medical services to the legal system in the United States, showing them how various types of laws affect their work in emergency services.
Book Synopsis Legal Concepts and Issues in Emergency Care by : N. Genell Lee
Download or read book Legal Concepts and Issues in Emergency Care written by N. Genell Lee and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2001 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text offers comprehensive coverage of legal considerations for every phase of the emergency care process. Case law from federal and state courts emphasizes key legal concepts in each section.
Book Synopsis Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine by : Peter Rosen
Download or read book Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine written by Peter Rosen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-06-13 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Legal Problems in Emergency Medicine by : Alan Montague
Download or read book Legal Problems in Emergency Medicine written by Alan Montague and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All professionals now require a working knowledge of the law relating to their subject. This text offers practical guidance specifically for the doctor, nurse, manager or lawyer faced with legal difficulties arising out of a medical emergency. The first part of the book offers guidance, with examples, for those on the spot in difficult situations, whilst the second part consists of a condensed but authoritative summary of the various legal topics comprising emergency medicine law. Written in plain language, it makes several complex and difficult areas of the law accessible to the legal layman, yet it does not avoid more complicated issues and is fully referenced so that the truth of each statement can be validated.
Book Synopsis EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LAW by : William C. Nicholson
Download or read book EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LAW written by William C. Nicholson and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition is a major revision and update of Emergency Response and Emergency Management Law. As the first text to be published on emergency response and emergency management law this book provides an understanding of the legal challenges faced on a daily basis by the front-line troops in emergent situations. The emergency response law section begins with the duty to respond and proceeds through the wide range of legal issues that arise during response. Training accidents, vehicle issues, dispatch, emergency medical services issues, and “Good Samaritan” acts are covered. Additional topics include the standard operating procedures, mutual aid, the incident management system, hazardous materials incidents, OSHA, using volunteer resources, recovery by responders, the rescue doctrine, and the World Trade Center site litigation. The emergency management law section examines the powers of governors, state and local responsibilities, federal emergency management, difficulties in mitigating legal exposure, legal steps for mitigation, potential negligence liability, legal requirements and interpreting/translating assistance, preparedness cases, recovery cases, and the role of the local government attorney before, during, and in the aftermath of a disaster. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Stafford Act and the National Response Framework (NRF) are discussed in great detail. The third section discusses the ethical imperative, homeland security expenditures, policy and legal changes, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war veterans. At the end of each chapter, questions and problems refer back to the text. These resources highlight the principal issues and serve as a valuable teaching tool for the instructor. This text provides a firm base of legal knowledge for emergency responders, emergency management professionals, and their attorneys.
Book Synopsis Legal Aspects of Emergency Medical Services by : Bruce M. Cohn
Download or read book Legal Aspects of Emergency Medical Services written by Bruce M. Cohn and published by Saunders. This book was released on 1998 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing a valuable resource that explains the legal risks of delivering emergency medical care and the legal issues as they relate to specific situations. Coverage includes advanced directives, do not resuscitate orders, medical record confidentiality, malpractice, infectious disease information disclosure, risk management, and sexual discrimination and harassment. Contains information relevant to everyday practice in a convenient, easy-to-use size!
Book Synopsis Learning from Medical Errors by : Anh Vu Nguyen
Download or read book Learning from Medical Errors written by Anh Vu Nguyen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As medical litigation continues to increase, the best defence for doctors is to be aware of, and avoid, medical errors. This book focuses on the key legal issues including medical documentation, which reduce risk and liability when handled correctly. It contains chapters on difficult patients and special issues for emergency physicians. The case-based format demonstrates clinical relevance and useful examples are drawn from office, hospital and community settings. This book is the companion volume to Learning from Medical Errors: Clinical Problems which focuses on the most common clinical situations resulting in malpractice litigation. Learning from Medical Errors: Legal Issues is vital reading for all doctors, medical lecturers and teachers and medical lawyers.
Book Synopsis Emergency Medical Services by : Jane H. Brice
Download or read book Emergency Medical Services written by Jane H. Brice and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 1184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two-volume Emergency Medical Services: Clinical Practice and Systems Oversight delivers a thorough foundation upon which to succeed as an EMS medical director and prepare for the NAEMSP National EMS Medical Directors Course and Practicum. Focusing on EMS in the 'real world', the book offers specific management tools that will be useful in the reader's own local EMS system and provides contextual understanding of how EMS functions within the broader emergency care system at a state, local, and national level. The two volumes offer the core knowledge trainees will need to successfully complete their training and begin their career as EMS physicians, regardless of the EMS systems in use in their areas. A companion website rounds out the book's offerings with audio and video clips of EMS best practice in action. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of: A thorough introduction to the history of EMS An exploration of EMS airway management, including procedures and challenges, as well as how to manage ventilation, oxygenation, and breathing in patients, including cases of respiratory distress Practical discussions of medical problems, including the challenges posed by the undifferentiated patient, altered mental status, cardiac arrest and dysrhythmias, seizures, stroke, and allergic reactions An examination of EMS systems, structure, and leadership
Book Synopsis Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, 3rd Edition by : J. Curtis Varone
Download or read book Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, 3rd Edition written by J. Curtis Varone and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2014-09-05 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency Services is a reader-friendly guide to the challenging legal issues that firefighters and emergency service personnel encounter. Written by J. Curtis Varone, a practicing attorney as well as an experienced firefighter, this book explores such key topics as fire department liability, search and seizure, sovereign immunity, overtime laws, collective bargaining, OSHA compliance, workers’ compensation, physical abilities testing, medical examinations, drug testing, discrimination, and sexual harassment. It is a perfect textbook for any course on fire service law as well as an indispensable desk reference for day-to-day fire department administration. Features of the new 3rd Edition: • Updated cases on several topics including residency requirements, employment discrimination, and more • Expanded treatment of hot topics such as digital imagery, social media, and electronic surveillance • Meets the latest requirements for FESHE’s Legal Aspects of the Fire Service curriculum • Many new photos and graphics to help connect cases to day-to-day issues in the fire service • Coverage of recent changes to search and seizure law, use of digital photos and social media by emergency personnel, and fire department liability
Book Synopsis Emergency Care and the Law by : Marguerite R. Mancini
Download or read book Emergency Care and the Law written by Marguerite R. Mancini and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 1981 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Emergency Medicine by : Gordian W. O. Fulde
Download or read book Emergency Medicine written by Gordian W. O. Fulde and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-01-26 with total page 1052 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate emergency medicine textbook from the renowned Professor Gordian Fulde now in a new edition. Emergency Medicine 6e presents evidence-based clinical management and treatment advice for emergency medicine students and practitioners in Australasia. The vast range of topics include paediatric, geriatric, gynaecology, psychiatric, dental, rural and Indigenous presentations, ensuring readers are well prepared for any eventuality in the Emergency Department. This outstanding text combines expertise and experience with fully up-to-date content. It is authored by Professor Gordian Fulde, Emergency Department director at Sydney’s St Vincent's Hospital, with contributions from Dr Sascha Fulde and over 60 other notable emergency medicine clinicians. Readers will gain a solid understanding of effective procedural and management skills in the ED. Practical tips relate to: patient transport and retrieval; seriously ill patients; advanced nursing roles; general practitioners; working with IT; administration, legal matters, governance and quality care; and interns and students in the emergency department. The ideal complement to hands-on emergency medicine training, this new edition of Emergency Medicine also prepares readers to apply key emergency medicine skills to unique incidents such as mass casualty and chemical, biological and radiological hazard contingencies. Topics included in this edition of Emergency Medicine include: • securing the airway • resuscitation • arrhythmia management • pain management • imaging • dermatology • trauma • poisoning • envenomation • overdose Coverage of important controversies with evidence based recommendations. Editor comments contained in relevant chapters to provide clinical tips and advice for practice. Increased coverage of topical issues such as deep vein thrombosis (economy class syndrome) and street drugs. Practical rapid reference appendix. Detailed glossary and index. The Quick Reference Guide is updated and included in this book. It is also made available as an app Updating all chapters – particularly toxicology, IT, Paediatrics New resuscitation guidelines – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; External Automated Defibrillation in BLS; Compressions; Breathing; Airway; Unconsciousness; Priorities in an Emergency; Principles and Format for Developing Guidelines (all revised 12/2010 following ILCOR) More comprehensive content for Indigenous and Rural Emergencies chapter Moderate repetition arising from so many contributors The CT Brain and C spine Rules have been added to the Quick Reference Guide.
Book Synopsis Ethics in Emergency Medicine by : Kenneth V. Iserson
Download or read book Ethics in Emergency Medicine written by Kenneth V. Iserson and published by Gale Group Incorporated. This book was released on 1995 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. General Introduction -- 2. Unique Aspects of Ethics in Emergency Medicine -- 3. Legal Setting of Emergency Medicine -- 4. What is Ethics? -- 5. An Approach to Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine -- 6. Autonomy and Informed Consent -- 7. Education and Research -- 8. Privacy and Confidentiality -- 9. Life-Sustaining Treatment - Emergency Department -- 10. Life-Sustaining Treatment - Prehospital -- 11. Professional Relations -- 12. Allocation of Health Care Resources -- 13. Quality of Care -- 14. Threatening Situations -- 15. Ethical Statements - Overview -- Appendix. Prehospital Advance Directives.
Book Synopsis Standards of Care in Emergency Medicine by : H. Neil Wigder
Download or read book Standards of Care in Emergency Medicine written by H. Neil Wigder and published by Company Law & Business. This book was released on 1998 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fear of malpractice affects the way physicians practice medicine. Continuing concerns over malpractice are eased considerably when physicians and attorneys have an understanding of medical standards of care. Such standards, established by a consensus of physicians exist, though they are not formally codified. This manual, written for both physicians and attorneys, defines these standards of care and delineates their relationship to legal issues that arise in malpractice actions.
