Legal Issues in Pediatric Transport

• Published in: Clinical pediatric emergency medicine Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 180 - 187
• Main Author: Fanaroff, Jonathan M., MD, JD, FAAP, FCLM
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Maryland Heights Elsevier Inc 01.09.2013; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Emergency; EMTALA; Health care; HIPAA; Hospitals; Informed consent; legal issues; liability; malpractice; Medical malpractice; medicolegal; pediatrics; transport; United States > US; medicolegal; legal issues; liability; pediatrics; HIPAA; EMTALA; transport; malpractice

The field of pediatric medical transport presents a number of legal questions and challenges. Relevant laws and regulations come from a variety of federal, state, and local agencies. Medical liability arises when a duty to a patient is breached, causing damages. The Emergency Medical Treatment and A...