TY - JOUR
T1 - Refusal of Emergency Medical Treatment
T2 - Case Studies and Ethical Foundations
AU - ACEP Ethics Committee
AU - Marco, Catherine A.
AU - Brenner, Jay M.
AU - Kraus, Chadd K.
AU - McGrath, Norine A.
AU - Derse, Arthur R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 American College of Emergency Physicians
PY - 2017/11
Y1 - 2017/11
N2 - Informed consent is an important component of emergency medical treatment. Most emergency department patients can provide informed consent for treatment upon arrival. Informed consent should also be obtained for emergency medical interventions that may entail significant risk. A related concept to informed consent is informed refusal of treatment. Patients may refuse emergency medical treatment during their evaluation and treatment. This article addresses important considerations for patients who refuse treatment, including case studies and discussion of definitions, epidemiology, assessment of decisional capacity, information delivery, medicolegal considerations, and alternative care plans.
AB - Informed consent is an important component of emergency medical treatment. Most emergency department patients can provide informed consent for treatment upon arrival. Informed consent should also be obtained for emergency medical interventions that may entail significant risk. A related concept to informed consent is informed refusal of treatment. Patients may refuse emergency medical treatment during their evaluation and treatment. This article addresses important considerations for patients who refuse treatment, including case studies and discussion of definitions, epidemiology, assessment of decisional capacity, information delivery, medicolegal considerations, and alternative care plans.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.04.015
DO - 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.04.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 28559033
AN - SCOPUS:85019758861
SN - 0196-0644
VL - 70
SP - 696
EP - 703
JO - Annals of Emergency Medicine
JF - Annals of Emergency Medicine
IS - 5
ER -