Ethical Dilemmas in Emergency Medicine

by Catherine Marco (Editor), Raquel Schears (Editor)

The emergency department is a place of challenging ethical dilemmas and little time and resources to solve them. Ethical Dilemmas in Emergency Medicine provides invaluable information, perspectives, and solutions to common ethical dilemmas in emergency medicine. It addresses important topics seen in the emergency department, including medicolegal issues, triage, privacy and confidentiality, social media, difficult patients, minors, research, patient safety, disasters, suicide, and end of life issues. The accompanying educational modules provide a unique educational opportunity for resident and staff education on ethical issues in emergency medicine. Featuring twenty-three case-based discussions of ethical dilemmas in emergency medicine along with numerous multimedia resources, including media presentations, case based discussions, and multiple choice questions, this book is an invaluable resource for residents in training as well as practicing physicians.

442 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 2015

Reviews

[Shellie Ware · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really nice overview of ethical issues encountered in the emergency medicine setting. Highly recommend for emergency physicians, especially educators to use as a framework for teaching and discussion with students and residents.