Ethics in Emergency Medicine Author:Arthur B. Sanders, D.R. Mathieu This book helps you make decisions when seconds count! Prepare for ethical dilemmas in emergency medical, nursing, and prehospital practice. Case-based, practical discussions provide a straight-forward approach to a wide range of ethical matters. Each case discussion illustrates a specific area of ethical decision making. Learn to identify,... more » refine, and apply general moral principles in your practice. Among the issues addressed are: autonomy, education & research, life-sustaining treatment (emergency department and prehospital/ambulance), privacy & confidentiality, professional relationships, and threatening situations. Use this book to find the answers you have been seeking. (The cases and analyses in this book have also been used to draft scripts for the television show, ER.)« less