RT Book, Section A1 Kirrane, Barbara M. A2 Nelson, Lewis S. A2 Howland, Mary Ann A2 Lewin, Neal A. A2 Smith, Silas W. A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R. A2 Hoffman, Robert S. SR Print(0) ID 1163005830 T1 Risk Management and Legal Principles T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 11e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259859618 LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163005830 RD 2024/03/29 AB The number and diversity of toxicologic emergencies faced by emergency department (ED) staff have increased steadily since the early 1970s and continue to rise today. This chapter discusses the medicolegal management of patients who are exposed to xenobiotics that alter their ability to think. It also addresses the legal and ethical dilemmas routinely encountered by emergency medicine practitioners.