Refusal of treatment for acutely ill children is still an important problem in the emergency service. When families refuse medical treatment for their acutely ill children, healthcare professionals may attempt to provide information and negotiate with the family concerning treatment refusal and its possible adverse outcomes, and request consent for refusal of medical treatment. There is insuffi...

Sameer S. Apte McGill University, QC, CAN Email: [email protected] ethical debate (1, 6-15). Opponents say that Northfield Laboratories has inappropriately influenced regulatory decisions and abused the bureaucratic system in order to gain approval for a questionable experimental protocol (7, 10, 13). Conversely, proponents argue that prolonged suspension of informed consent is a neces...

  Background: Considering the importance of an early diagnosis and proper decision-making in regards to the treatment of pediatric distal radius and elbow fractures, this study examines emergency medicine specialists’ accuracy in the diagnosis and treatment of these patients. Methods: From 2012 and 2013, children less than 14 years old who were referred to an academic hospital emergency departm...

AIMS To evaluate the performance of guidelines for emergency triage and treatment (ETAT) of children presenting to hospitals in the developing world. Part of the study was concerned with the delivery of emergency treatment to the sickest group of patients, characterisation of their illness, and outcome. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 236 children were admitted during the study period, 27 of w...