LA: Pt. denied treatment commits suicide: nursing assessments & EMTALA liability. KS: E.R. nurse triages pt. as non-emergent: procedure followed--no EMTALA liability

Regan Rep Nurs Law. 1997 Jun;38(1):3.
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Publication types

  • Legal Case

MeSH terms

  • Emergency Nursing / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Hospital Records / standards
  • Hospitals, Community / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Humans
  • Kansas
  • Louisiana
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
  • Refusal to Treat / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Suicide*
  • Triage / standards*