TY - JOUR
T1 - The care of VIPs in the emergency department
T2 - Triage, treatment and ethics
AU - Geiderman, Joel Martin
AU - Malik, Sanjeev
AU - McCarthy, James J.
AU - Jagoda, Andy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - People identified as Very Important Persons (VIPs) often present or are referred to the Emergency Department (ED). Celebrities are a small subset of this group, but many others are included. Triage of these patients, including occasional prioritization, creates practical and ethical challenges. Treatment also provides challenges with the risks of over testing, overtreatment, over consultation, and over or under admission to the hospital. This article presents a practical and ethical framework for addressing the care of VIPs in the ED.
AB - People identified as Very Important Persons (VIPs) often present or are referred to the Emergency Department (ED). Celebrities are a small subset of this group, but many others are included. Triage of these patients, including occasional prioritization, creates practical and ethical challenges. Treatment also provides challenges with the risks of over testing, overtreatment, over consultation, and over or under admission to the hospital. This article presents a practical and ethical framework for addressing the care of VIPs in the ED.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.07.009
DO - 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.07.009
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30238911
AN - SCOPUS:85049419394
SN - 0735-6757
VL - 36
SP - 1881
EP - 1885
JO - American Journal of Emergency Medicine
JF - American Journal of Emergency Medicine
IS - 10
ER -