Legal Concepts and Issues in Emergency Care

Legal Concepts and Issues in Emergency Care addresses the emergency care process from prehospital care to discharge of the patient. The focus is the legal aspects of care in each phase of emergency care. Case law from federal and state courts emphasize key legal concepts in each section. An extensive bibliography, including Internet web site addresses for further research, sets the book apart from other books in the market and allows for ongoing currency. The reference covers laws from each of the fifty states and the federal courts that relate to emergency care. Provides current, comprehensive aspects of both state and federal law as it applies to emergency care. Features lifespan content that covers cradle to grave legal issues. Provides Internet website addresses to allow the reader to access the most current legal information including state specific information. Includes separate chapters on timely topics such as EMTALA, advanced practice, forensics, prehospital care, and aeromedical transport. Offers a separate section on torts that prepares the ER nurse for intentional injury and professional negligence situations. Includes a glossary of more than 100 legal terms found throughout the book. Presents appendices that include examples of legal forms: summons, civil subpoena, civil subpoena duces tecum, rights of psychiatric patients, medical record release, etc. Includes a summary, in a separate appendix, of all the cases mentioned in the book with a brief explanation of why theyre significant organized by chapter for fast and easy reference