Termination of prehospital resuscitative efforts: a study of documentation on ethical considerations at the scene

Termination of prehospital resuscitative efforts: a study of documentation on ethical considerations at the scene

Abstract Background Discussions on ethical aspects of life-and-death decisions within the hospital are often made in plenary. The prehospital physician, however, may be faced with ethical dilemmas in life-and-death decisions when time-critical decisions to initiate or refrain from resuscitative effo...

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Main Authors: Søren Mikkelsen, Caroline Schaffalitzky de Muckadell, Lars Grassmé Binderup, Hans Morten Lossius, Palle Toft, Annmarie Touborg Lassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Ethical Consideration
Discharge Summary
Natural Death
Medical Emergency Team
Ethical Content
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-017-0381-1

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