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The ethical and medico-legal issues of trauma care

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Timothy Craig Hardcastle

Abstract


Ethical issues confront trauma clinicians on a daily basis. This article highlights the similarities of trauma ethical dilemmas to those faced by other emergency care providers and takes the reader through the inpatient aspects of trauma care.

Author's affiliations

Timothy Craig Hardcastle, Trauma Unit and Dept of Surgery: University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Keywords

Trauma; Injury; Research; Clinical care; Duty

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South African Journal of Bioethics and Law 2010;3(1):25.

Article History

Date submitted: 2009-12-18
Date published: 2010-06-29

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