Policy statement - Consent for emergency medical services for children and adolescents

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 427-433

  Sirbaugh, Paul E ^p   Diekema, Douglas S ^m   Shaw, Kathy N ^p   Ackerman, Alice D ^p   Chun, Thomas H ^p   Conners, Gregory P ^p   Dudley, Nanette C ^p   Fein, Joel A ^p   Fuchs, Susan M ^p   Moore, Brian R ^p   Selbst, Steven M ^p   Wright, Joseph L ^p   Bullock, Kim ^a   Gross, Toni K ^b   Haro, Tamar Magarik ^c   Haymon, Jaclyn ^d   Edgerton, Elizabeth ^e   Hostetler, Mark A ^f   Wright Johnson, Cynthia ^g   Romig, Lou E ^h   Snow, Sally K ⁱ   Tuggle, David W ^j   Weik, Tasmeen ^e   Krug, Steven E ^p   Bojko, Thomas ^p   Fitzmaurice, Laura S ^p   Frush, Karen S ^p   O'Malley, Patricia J ^p   Sapien, Robert E ^p   Shook, Joan E ^p   Tenenbein, Milton ^p   Yamamoto, Loren G ^p   Brown, Kathleen ^f   Garrett, Andrew ^b   Heppel, David ^k   Kavanaugh, Dan ^k   Loyacono, Tommy ^h   Pellegrini, Cindy ^c   Turgel, Tina ^e   Tellez, Sue ^p   Fallat, Mary ^p   Matheny Antommaria, Armand H ^p   Holzman, Ian R ^p   Katz, Aviva L ^p   Mercurio, Mark ^p   Webb, Sally A ^p   Weise, Kathryn L ^p   Ross, Lainie F ^p   Baese, Philip L ^l   Ralston, Steven J ⁿ   Tsai, Ellen ^o   Berg, Jessica W ^p   Baker, Alison ^p   more..

^a AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^b National Association of EMS Physicians   (United States)

^c AAP Department of Federal Government Affairs   (United States)

^d EMSC National Resource Center   (United States)

^e Maternal and Child Health Bureau   (United States)

^f AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^g National Association of State EMS Officials   (United States)

^h National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians   (United States)

ⁱ Emergency Nurses Association   (United States)

^j AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^k Maternal and Child Health Bureau/EMSC Program   (United States)

^l American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (United States)

^m AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

ⁿ AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS   (United States)

^o CANADIAN PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY   (Canada)

^p NONE

more..

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Emancipated minor; Emergency medical condition; Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act; Informed consent; Mature minor

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; STANDARD; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PARENTAL CONSENT; PEDIATRICS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051514396     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-1166     Document Type: Review

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