Refusal of Emergency Medical Treatment: Case Studies and Ethical Foundations

ACEP Ethics Committee

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.04.015

Refusal of Emergency Medical Treatment: Case Studies and Ethical Foundations

ACEP Ethics Committee

Department of Emergency Medicine

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	696-703
Number of pages	8
Journal	Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume	70
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.04.015
State	Published - Nov 2017

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Emergency Medicine

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