Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2016).

Principles of medical ethics / Kenneth V. Iserson -- Law and ethics / Arthur R. Derse -- Triage of emergency patients / Joel M. Geiderman -- Privacy, confidentiality, and public health reporting / Joy Hardison -- Social media and electronic communications / Diane Gorgas, Jillian McGrath, Lydia Sahlani -- Multiculturalism and "cultural competency" / Kelly Bookman -- Informed consent / Leslie R. Vojta, James E. Brown -- Against medical advice, refusal of care, and informed consent / Jeremy R. Simon -- Care of minors / Sarah C. Cavallaro, Jill M. Baren -- The difficult patient / Jay M. Brenner, Javad T. Hashmi -- Law enforcement in the emergency department / Eileen F. Baker -- Research ethics / Lauren M. Sauer, Richard E. Rothman -- Conflicts of interest / Erika Newton, Adam J Singer -- Medical errors and patient safety / John C. Moskop -- Expert witness testimony / Robert C. Solomon -- Values and responsibilities in professional practice / Gregory L. Henry, Kartik Rao -- The ethics of disasters / Paul P. Rega -- Stewardship of health care resources / Shellie Asher -- Education in emergency medicine / Walter Limehouse, Catherine A. Marco -- Suicide attempts / Jennifer Nelson, Arvind Venkat -- Geriatric emergency medicine / V. Ramana Feeser -- Palliative medicine / Tammie E. Quest -- End of life care / Monica Williams-Murphy.

The emergency department is a place of challenging ethical dilemmas and little time and resources to solve them. Ethical Dilemmas in Emergency Medicine provides invaluable information, perspectives, and solutions to common ethical dilemmas in emergency medicine. It addresses important topics seen in the emergency department, including medicolegal issues, triage, privacy and confidentiality, social media, difficult patients, minors, research, patient safety, disasters, suicide, and end of life issues. The accompanying educational modules provide a unique educational opportunity for resident and staff education on ethical issues in emergency medicine. Featuring twenty-three case-based discussions of ethical dilemmas in emergency medicine along with numerous multimedia resources, including media presentations, case based discussions, and multiple choice questions, this book is an invaluable resource for residents in training as well as practicing physicians.