title: Be ready for the out-of-control ED patient.
abstract: Increased use of emergency departments has opened up physicians and hospitals to a variety of unusual liability charges, especially with regard to the violent or destructive patient. In addition, the expansion of the legal concept of "foreseeability" has made this litigation more difficult to defend in court. Therefore, it is vital for an emergency department to have a sound, working screening system and accurate method of documenting patient conduct.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Olson
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006753:Hospital Records; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients; D014754:Violence