• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · Nov 1993

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    Legal considerations in prehospital care.

    • R J Ayres.
    • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
    • Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 1993 Nov 1;11(4):853-67.

    AbstractThis article presents an overview of several major legal issues in contemporary prehospital health care delivery and emergency medical services. It includes review and analysis of medical-legal issues in medical control; patient consent and treatment; modern emergency medical services communications; discussion of medical-legal concerns in regard to patient destination choice, diversion, and transfer; and an analysis of theories of recovery including a review of selected case histories.

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