Download or read book Medico-legal Issues in Emergency Medicine and Family Practice written by Catherine Swee Kian Tay and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a series of case scenarios commonly faced in the Emergency Department (ED) of any hospital. This is a high risk area for medico-legal issues with increasing complaints by patients and their relatives. There are also some scenarios that may be encountered by general practitioners. The case scenarios are very practical and realistic and doctors in emergency medicine and general practice can easily relate to them.This book will also be of interest to patients and the general reader who may want to know their legal rights. Features of This Book § Interesting presentation through a case scenario-based question-and-answer format. § "Take-home Messages" crystallizes the key points discussed in the case scenarios.