title: Pedriatric emergency medicine: legal briefs.
authors.affiliation: Division of EmergencyMedicine, A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA.sselbst@nemours.org
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Selbst
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy; D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018450:Disease Progression; D033002:Duty to Recontact / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000209:etiology; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D013945:Thymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014218:Triage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence