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Should paramedics ever accept patients’ refusal of treatment or further assessment?

BACKGROUND: This case report discusses an ethical communication dilemma in prehospital patient interaction, involving a patient who was about to board a plane at a busy airport. The article argues that the situation raised dilemmas about communication, patient autonomy and paternalism. Paramedics sh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Nordby, Halvor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3817811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24180633
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-14-44