The responsibility of the emergency service physician and patient consent to treatment and hospitalization
Wiernikowski, A.; Szczepanek, M.
Przeglad Lekarski 54(6): 449-451
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-2240 PMID: 9333899 Document Number: 471692
Amenability of emergency service physician for the treatment given without patient consent has been presented in the study. Depending on circumstances it can be penal, civil, disciplinary and professional responsibility. The study has been annotated with current legal and ethical rules, which should be not only commonly known to physicians but also respected to avoid legal consequences.