Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3233723 | Annals of Emergency Medicine | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Problems of refusal of care, among the most common ethical dilemmas in the emergency department, are also often the most difficult to resolve, pitting 2 conflicting duties, that of helping patients and that of respecting their autonomy, against each other. Using a case presentation as a backdrop, this article offers a practical approach to patients who refuse treatment, including assessment of decisionmaking capacity but emphasizing the role of trust, communication, and compromise in these cases.
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Authors
Jeremy R. Simon,