Abstract
ABSTRACT The ethical dilemma of managing two intoxicated airline pilots who insist on flying a commercial plane after leaving the emergency department is presented. The case explores the issues surrounding duty to warn, decision‐making capacity, breaching confidentiality, and the requirements of law. A useful ethical decision‐making model is reviewed to address the responsibility of the emergency physician to intervene and the options available.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-59 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Academic Emergency Medicine |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1994 |
Keywords
- confidentiality
- duty to warn
- ethanol intoxication
- ethics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine