HIV and AIDS. Legal and ethical issues in the emergency department.
The treatment of individuals infected with HIV in the emergency department presents difficult and unique medical, social, legal, and ethical issues. These issues include: (1) informed consent for testing for HIV status, (2) mandatory testing of patients for HIV, (3) confidentiality of patients infected with HIV, (4) the duty to treat individuals infected with HIV, and (5) issues concerning health care workers infected with HIV.
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Center for the Study of Bioethics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Q000517:prevention & control; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007603:Jurisprudence; D014481:United States