Legal considerations during pediatric emergency mass critical care events

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Courtney, Brooke ^a   Hodge, James G ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; consent; critical care; disaster; emergency; emergency mass critical care; law; legal; liability; pediatric; security

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH PLANNING COUNCILS; HUMANS; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81155133235     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e318234a7e1     Document Type: Article

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