Emergency Physician Observations and Attitudes on Law Enforcement Activities in the Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Law enforcement officers (LEO) interact with patients and clinicians in the emergency department (ED) for many reasons. There is no current consensus on what should comprise, or how to best enact, guidelines that ideally balance LEO activities in the service of public safety with patient health, autonomy, and privacy. The purpose of this study was to explore how a national sample of emergency physicians (EP) perceives activities of LEOs during the delivery of emergency medical care.

Methods

Members of the Emergency Medicine Practice Research Network (EMPRN) were recruited via an email-delivered, anonymous survey that elicited experiences, perceptions, and knowledge of policies that guide interactions with LEOs in the ED. The survey included multiple-choice items

SUBMITTER: Khatri UG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10047729 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature