Ethical Issues in Interhospital Transfers of Emergency Department Patients
ACEP Now
MARCH 13, 2024
Emergency departments (EDs) provide the essential service of evaluating patients with unscheduled, acute, undifferentiated, and decompensated conditions. 2 This article discusses the practical and ethical issues of interhospital transfer of these patients. ED crowding impairs this mission. Click to enlarge.
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