TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Risk Management and Legal Principles A1 - Kirrane, Barbara M. A2 - Nelson, Lewis S. A2 - Howland, Mary Ann A2 - Lewin, Neal A. A2 - Smith, Silas W. A2 - Goldfrank, Lewis R. A2 - Hoffman, Robert S. PY - 2019 T2 - Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 11e AB - The number and diversity of toxicologic emergencies faced by emergency department (ED) staff have increased steadily since the early 1970s and continue to rise today. This chapter discusses the medicolegal management of patients who are exposed to xenobiotics that alter their ability to think. It also addresses the legal and ethical dilemmas routinely encountered by emergency medicine practitioners. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163022059 ER -