Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine: A Discussion-based Review

“This outstanding work immediately becomes the standard textbook for ethics in emergency medicine, as the best competing text (Ethics in Emergency Medicine, 2nd edition, Iserson et al. (Galen Press, 1995)) is relatively out of date. It is a crucial resource for all emergency professionals and anyone with an interest in emergency medicine ethics. ” (Doody’s, 30 August 2013)

John Jesus, MD, Chief Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE, USA.

Peter Rosen, MD, FACS, FACEP, Director of Education, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Senior Lecturer in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Shamai A. Grossman, MD, MS, FACEP, Vice Chair for Resource Utilization; Director, Cardiac Emergency Center, Division of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD, FACEP, Director, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Julia and David Uihlein Professor of Medical Humanities; Professor of Bioethics and Emergency Medicine, Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

James G. Adams, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.

Richard Wolfe, MD, Chief of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.