TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine A1 - Siff, Jonathan E. A1 - Baskin, Bryan E. A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. PY - 2020 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e AB - Informed consent is a requirement for providers to educate patients with the capacity enough to make medical decisions (or their surrogates) about proposed treatments and alternatives, to gain agreement or refusal, and to document that decision.1,2 Informed consent fosters the twin concepts of patient well-being and autonomy. The American College of Emergency Physicians Code of Ethics3 recognizes the obligations, stating: Emergency physicians “serve the best interest of their patients by treating or preventing disease or injury and by informing patients about their condition.” It also states that: “Adult patients with decision-making capacity have a right to accept or refuse recommended health care, and physicians have a concomitant duty to respect their choices. This right is grounded in the moral principle of respect for patient autonomy and is expressed in the legal doctrine of informed consent.”3 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1169861532 ER -