Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine
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PERCEPTION AMONG EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS OF INDIA REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES GOVERNING EMERGENCY MEDICAL PRACTICE
Indranil Mitra , Indranil Mitra , Indraneel Dasgupta , Sudeshna Barua
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Background: Although it is a realised need, most hospitals in India tend to avoid dealing with medico legal formalities during emergencies. In a busy Emergency Room physicians tend to overlook legal formalities mostly as an oversight owing maybe to lack of training and lesser supervision. Aim: To find out the perception among Emergency Physicians of India regarding legal issues concerning Emergency Medical Practice. Materials and Method: A pre-structured, pre-tested questionnaire was devised and sent by e mail to member physicians of the Society of Emergency Medicine in India chosen by simple random sampling requesting them to fill up the forms and send it back by e mail. Sample size was calculated to be 84. Statistical Analysis: The study showed overall mean perception of 69% with a confidence interval of (70.5 to 67.3). The individual perception scores of questions have been given in the statistical analysis portion of the dissertation. The majority of study population were in their third decade. Result: The study came up with an interesting fact that majority of the younger age group of emergency physicians had more perception than their elder counter parts. This proves that the older emergency physicians need some form of legal training in order to improve their perception regarding the legal scenario in India. Conclusion: The study paves a path for further studies to occur.
KEYWORDS: Emergency physician of India; Dealing of legal issues in emergency department.
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, - Indranil Mitra
, - Indraneel Dasgupta
, - Sudeshna Barua
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