Selbst S M
Pediatr Emerg Care. 1985 Sep;1(3):168-73. doi: 10.1097/00006565-198509000-00013.
Minors frequently present to the ED for treatment without their legal guardians. In most such situations, it is best to contact the parents to obtain consent for treatment and to inform them about their child's problem. However, in some emergency situations or problems involving adolescent health, it may be impractical or damaging to contact the parents. In these situations, the law is sufficiently vague to protect the well-meaning physician who gives care to consenting minors for their own benefit. Of course, if problems result from the care which is rendered, the usual malpractice law will apply, and the physician will try to demonstrate that his treatment fit into one of the legal exceptions to the general rule.
未成年人经常在没有法定监护人陪同的情况下来到急诊室接受治疗。在大多数此类情况下，最好联系其父母以获得治疗同意，并告知他们孩子的病情。然而，在一些紧急情况或涉及青少年健康的问题中，联系父母可能不切实际或会造成伤害。在这些情况下，法律规定模糊不清，足以保护出于善意、为同意治疗的未成年人自身利益而给予治疗的医生。当然，如果治疗引发了问题，通常的医疗事故法将适用，医生会试图证明其治疗符合一般规则的法定例外情况之一。
