Physician`s Perspective on Medical Law
Samenvatting
This book discusses situations where there may be legal issues involved in the course of evaluating and treating patients. It describes what types of information needs to be collected, how to deal with it, how to preserve it and how to communicate it.
Specificaties
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<p>The Physician and the Legal System.</p>
<p>Interface with the Legal System Before Trial.</p>
<p>Testimony at Trial.</p>
<p>Patient and the Law.</p>
<p>Relations Between Patients and Physicians.</p>
<p>Decisions at the End of Life.</p>
<p>Mental and Emotional Incompetence.</p>
<p>Women and Reproduction.</p>
<p>Legal Aspects of Alcohol and Drug Testing.</p>
<p>The Legal System and Unintentional Injury.</p>
<p>Abuse – Child Abuse and Neglect.</p>
<p>Spouse Abuse.</p>
<p>Geriatric Abuse.</p>
<p>Violence – An Overview.</p>
<p>Assault and Homicide.</p>
<p>Sexual Assault.</p>
<p>Suicide.</p>
<p> Observation and Description of Trauma</p>