When the organically impaired patient refuses an indicated treatment or admission, the physician may be subject to legal liability regardless of the action taken. He may be held responsible for a negligent discharge, yet be accountable for charges of battery and false imprisonment should he treat ag
Application of microcomputers in the emergency department to aid in patient management and documentation of the critically ill
โ Scribed by SJ Januzik
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6760
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โฆ Synopsis
nosis, they were asked to perform their analyses in the same fashion that they used in the emergency department. Although times varied widely, no physician spent more than 5 minutes on any problem. The physicians' correct response rates were 86%, 49%, and 17% for single, double, and triple disorders respectively, The primary disorder correct response rate was 89% for double disorders and 94% for triple disorders. The primary and secondary disorder correct response rate was 57.8% for triple disorders. The data suggest that the computer may be beneficial by rapidly assessing complex acid-base disorders.
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