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Investigation on Legal Problems Encountered by Emergency Medicine Physicians in Turkey

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

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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

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  • Afsin Emre Kayipmaz & Cemil Kavalci & Betul Gulalp & Ummu Gulsum Kocalar & Tufan Akin Giray & Hasan Yesilagac & Betul Akbuga Ozel & Elif Celikel & Ozlem Karagun, 2015. "Investigation on Legal Problems Encountered by Emergency Medicine Physicians in Turkey," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(5), pages 1-7, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0127206
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127206
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