• Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2023

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    Review article: Detaining patients against their will: Can duty of care be used to justify detention and restraint in emergency departments?

    • Anne-Maree Kelly, Michael Eburn, Tina Cockburn, and Anand Senthi.
    • Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    • Emerg Med Australas. 2023 Dec 1; 35 (6): 896902896-902.

    AbstractEvery day in EDs, clinicians are faced with situations where they need to decide whether to detain a patient for assessment and treatment. For patients who meet the relevant criteria, provisions of mental health legislation can be used. For other patients, clinicians often rely on so-called 'duty of care'. This article briefly explores this complex area of law, including the relevant legislation, common law principles and grey areas. It also proposes an approach to decision-making in this area.© 2023 The Authors. Emergency Medicine Australasia published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

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