[How to cope with patients of drug dependency in emergent department].
In Japan, medical doctors are not obliged to accuse to the police, even if they diagnose a patient as intoxication of illegal drug. According to the queries to the doctors of the Tertiary Emergency Medical Center, variance of dealing existed. The promotion of the public health or interest and the duty to protect privileged information must be balanced. Each institution must prepare the manual for illegal drug patients. The limitations of qualitative analysis for drugs should be considered.
Kiyota
Kazuya
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Tertiary Emergency Medical Center, Saitama Red Cross Hospital.
D000328:Adult; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*