Investigation on Legal Problems Encountered by Emergency Medicine Physicians in Turkey

Afsin Emre Kayipmaz, Cemil Kavalci, Betul Gulalp, Ummu Gulsum Kocalar, Tufan Akin Giray, Hasan Yesilagac, Betul Akbuga Ozel, Elif Celikel and Ozlem Karagun

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 5, 1-7

Abstract: Background: Medicine is a profession that carries certain risks. One risky area of practice is the emergency department. Emergency physicians diagnose and treat a high volume of patients, and are also responsible for preparing reports for forensic cases. In this study, we aim to investigate emergency physicians’ legal-administrative problems and reveal their level of understanding on forensic cases. Methods: An electronic questionnaire form was prepared after the approval of an ethical committee. This form was sent to the residents, specialists and academicians of emergency medicine by e-mail. The physicians were asked to fill out the form online. All the gathered data was analyzed. Descriptive statistics were presented as frequency percentages with mean and standard deviation. Chi-square tests were used to compare the groups. Correlation between number of complaint cases and age, sex, career, institution, and duration of service in emergency department were investigated. p

Date: 2015
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