Invoke Parens Patriae to Provide Safe Medical Care to a Child When the Parents Can’t or Won’t Consent Anne T. Lunney MD Parens patriae, Latin for “father of the people,”…
“Do Not Resuscitate” Orders are not Automatically Suspended in the Operating Room Kirk Lalwani MD, FRCA Vincent K. Lew BA (MSII) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the only medical intervention that…
Handle Dental Injuries as You Handle Teeth, With Care Douglas W. Anderson DMD Kenneth R. Abbey MD, JD Your first patient of the day is a middle-aged, morbidly obese man…
Adequate Treatment of Pain is Both an Ethical and a Legal Obligation. Treat Severe Pain Scores Like Unstable Vital Signs: Quickly and Decisively Kenneth R. Abbey MD, JD Imagine that…
Reading in the Operating Room—Is It Worth the Risk? Michael Axley MD, MS Most anesthesiologists and anesthesia residents have heard the old truism that anesthesia is “95% routine and 5%…
The Anesthesia Record is a Legal Document Joseph F. Talarico DO David G. Metro MD Renee A. Metal JD In the unfortunate event that you are named in a lawsuit,…
Get Informed About “Informed Consent” Lynn A. Fenton MD Suppose your next patient for elective outpatient surgery, a 15-year-old boy, ASA I, for an open reduction, internal fixation (ORIF) of…
Refusal to Do a Case on Moral or Ethical Grounds: Practical Navigation Through Very Troubled Waters Kenneth R. Abbey MD, JD Marcus C. Stepaniak CRNA, MS, BSN Imagine that you…
How Not to End Up in a Closed Claims File: Lessons Earned from the ASA Closed Claims Project Lorri A. Lee MD Karen B. Domino MD, MPH OVERVIEW OF THE…
Be Aware of the Interface Between Spirituality and the Practice of Medicine, and Never Interrupt the Chaplain Angela C. Wooditch MD Joseph F. Talarico DO Here is the editor’s favorite…
