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Ethical Issues in Interhospital Transfers of Emergency Department Patients

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Emergency departments (EDs) provide the essential service of evaluating patients with unscheduled, acute, undifferentiated, and decompensated conditions. Consequences of this are well documented and include delayed treatment, exposure to error, increased length of stay, and increased mortality. ED crowding impairs this mission.