TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine A1 - Siff, Jonathan E. A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Cline, David M. PY - 2016 T2 - Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e AB - Informed consent is the legal standard under which providers educate patients (those who have the capacity to make medical decisions or their surrogates) about proposed treatments and alternatives.1 The desirability of informed consent is based on the belief that it fosters the twin concepts of patient well-being and autonomy. Informed consent also provides a legal basis for autonomy. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121501008 ER -