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Wound closure on scene: ethical analysis and reflection

Winch, Spencer
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Emergency Medical Services
 Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP)
 Consent
 Ethics
 Pre-hospital Care
 Decision Making
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Journal of Paramedic Practice
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Publications - South Central Ambulance Service
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/1522
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10.12968/jpar.2009.1.8.42402
Abstract
This case study involves the critical analysis and reflection of the ethics involved when an emergency care practitioner closed a 16-year-old patient's self-inflicted wounds at scene, rather than transporting to A&E. The article aims to show the challenges faced by ambulance personnel in the pre-hospital setting when faced with issues surrounding patient autonomy, consent and capacity and how these should be considered on a ‘case by case’ basis. Abstract published with permission.
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