Legal Problems in Emergency Medicine

Klappentext All professional people now require a working knowledge of the law relating to their subject; `Ignorance of the law is no excuse'. Those practising Emergency Medicine are no exception! whether casualty officers! hospital specialists! or general practitioners. This volume is for them and is in two parts. The first is guidance! through difficult situations! with practical examples! for someone put on the spot. The second is a condensed and authoritative summary of theseveral legal topics comprising Emergency Medicine Law. Zusammenfassung All professional people now require a working knowledge of the law relating to their subject; `Ignorance of the law is no excuse'. Those practising Emergency Medicine are no exception, whether casualty officers, hospital specialists, or general practitioners. This volume is for them and is in two parts. The first is guidance, through difficult situations, with practical examples, for someone put on the spot. The second is a condensed and authoritative summary of the several legal topics comprising Emergency Medicine Law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Practical problems 1: Avoiding trouble 2: Department discipline 3: Obtaining consent 4: Special patients with special problems 5: Officialdom 6: Local difficulties 7: Writing reports 8: Going to court Part 2: Reference section 9: The system 10: Consent 11: Medical negligence and vicarious liability 12: Confidentiality 13: Police powers 14: Controlled drugs 15: Mental health law Index

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Hopper, Alan Montague, Alan (Emergency Medicine Consultant Montague, Alan P. Montague, Alan P. Hopper Montague, Montague Hopper
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.1996
• EAN: 9780192624963
• ISBN: 978-0-19-262496-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Oxford Handbooks in Emergency; Oxford Handbooks in Emergency Medicine; Oxford Handbooks in Emergency Medicine
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine