title: [The responsibility of the emergency service physician and patient consent to treatment and hospitalization].
abstract: Amenability of emergency service physician for the treatment given without patient consent has been presented in the study. Depending on circumstances it can be penal, civil, disciplinary and professional responsibility. The study has been annotated with current legal and ethical rules, which should be not only commonly known to physicians but also respected to avoid legal consequences.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Toksykologii Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagieliońskiego w Krakowie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiernikowski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szczepanek
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010819:Physician's Role; D011044:Poland; D012941:Social Responsibility