title: Risk management and high-risk issues in emergency medicine.
abstract: Risk management in the emergency department is defined in this article. The health care professional should focus on the health and best interests of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Beyer Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Henry
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D013689:Telephone; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States