Update on emergency department staffing requirements.
This article outlines the various legal responsibilities attendant to a hospital's provision of emergency medical services. Specifically, the article focuses on various issues relating to emergency department staffing, including the hospital's duty to provide emergency medical services and the liability of various parties for patient injuries sustained during the course of emergency treatment.
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States