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Ethics
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Let Core Values Help Guide Patient Care
Use this 4-step blueprint to define your personal values, improve well-being, and find a grounding force during difficult shifts. -
Management of ED Crowding versus Mass Casualty Incidents: Is There an Ethical Difference?
It is a busy Saturday evening in your emergency department (ED). Every bed is filled, including those... -
Using Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as Life-Sustaining Therapy
Almost a decade after ACEP Now published a piece on the ethical considerations of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation...
Management of ED Crowding versus Mass Casualty Incidents: Is There an Ethical Difference?
It is a busy Saturday evening in your emergency department (ED). Every bed is filled, including those…
Using Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as Life-Sustaining Therapy
Almost a decade after ACEP Now published a piece on the ethical considerations of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation…
The Evidence for Empathy in the Emergency Department
A 68-year-old man presented with weakness and a 30-lb weight loss over the past three months. Chest…
Can This Patient Leave Against Medical Advice?
A 28-year-old man presented with agitation. He was brought in by police and was restrained because of…
Texas Hospitals Now Must Ask About Immigration Status
On August 8, 2024, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued an executive order directing the Texas Health…
Waiting Room Medicine: The Ethical Conundrum
As hospital boarding, increased emergency department (ED) volumes, and complexity of patients have increased, so have wait…
Readers Respond: Lead Poisoning, AI Ethics, and Racial Division
Re: ‘A Case Report: A Child with a Rash and Lead Poisoning History ‘ (January 2024) I…
Artificial Intelligence in the ED: Ethical Issues
Artificial intelligence (AI) may radically alter the provision of emergency medicine (EM) over the coming decades. Before…
Difficult Decisions in the Intensive Care Unit
Mr. Rogers Today, I am leading the team this morning in the intensive care unit (ICU) when…