Exploring use of coercion in the Norwegian ambulance service – a qualitative study

Abstract Background Healthcare laws allow for exceptions from the consent requirement when patients are not competent to consent or pose a danger to themselves or others. In these cases, the use of coercion may be an alternative to voluntary health care. Ambulance personnel are regularly confronted...

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Published in:	Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Main Authors:	Nina Oeye Thorvaldsen, Tonje Lossius Husum, Stephen J.M. Sollid
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-09-01
Subjects:	Ambulance Coercion Competence Focus groups Healthcare Informed consent
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-023-01104-x