Law enforcement information gathering in the emergency department: Legal and ethical background and practical approaches

Jeremy R. Simon; Arthur R. Derse; Catherine A. Marco; Nathan G. Allen; Eileen F. Baker

doi:10.1002/emp2.12914

Law enforcement information gathering in the emergency department: Legal and ethical background and practical approaches

Jeremy R. Simon, Arthur R. Derse, Catherine A. Marco, Nathan G. Allen, Eileen F. Baker

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In the course of legal investigations, law enforcement officers may enlist emergency department (ED) personnel to gather information or forensic evidence, often with the intent of building cases against a patient. These situations create ethical conflicts between the emergency physician's obligations to the patient and society. This paper provides an overview of the ethical and legal considerations in ED forensic evidence collection and the general principles that emergency physicians should apply in these situations.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e12914
Journal	JACEP Open
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12914
State	Published - Apr 2023

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Emergency Medicine

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