Principles of medical ethics of the American Medical AssociationAmerican Medical Association Press, 1903 - 35 Seiten |
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11.-A physician 12 Duties 2.-The physician 21 Physician affiliate with higher American Medical Association attending physician avoided BASIS OF PRACTICE calls on patients charlatans cian circumstances will admit compensation confidential CONFLICTS OF OPINION County societies dealing with patients discussions in consultation dispensing Druggists duct duties regarding Duty of consultant Duty of physicians emergency obstetric enlighten public Enlightenment of public epidemics family physician fession Gratuitous services honorable standing ical incompatible with honorable Medical Ethics medicines MORALITY REQUIRED necessary in dealing obligation of secrecy obligation to maintain patient or friends PHARMACISTS physician acting physician in emergency physicians regarding physicians to enlighten prescribe Principles of Medical probity profession professional engagements professional questions PROFESSIONAL RULES public hygiene public on sanitary PUNCTUALITY IN CONSULTATIONS purity of character QUIRED remedies result of previous sanitary questions sion sional labor STATEMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS surgical surgical instruments take charge treatment Unqualified persons utmost consider visits of physicians
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Seite 20 - ... and when pestilence prevails, it is their duty to face the danger, and to continue their labors for the alleviation of the suffering, even at the jeopardy of their own lives. 2. Medical men should also be always ready, when called on by the legally constituted authorities, to enlighten coroners...
Seite 13 - Neither by words nor manner should any of the parties to a consultation assert or insinuate, that any part of the treatment pursued did not receive his assent.
Seite 12 - ... suffer such publications to be made — to invite laymen to be present at operations — to boast of cures and remedies — to adduce certificates of skill and success, or to perform any other similar acts. These are the ordinary practices of empirics, and are highly reprehensible in a regular physician.
Seite 19 - As good citizens, it is the duty of physicians to be very vigilant for the welfare of the community, and to bear their part in sustaining its institutions and burdens; they should also be ever ready to give counsel to the public in relation to matters especially appertaining to their profession, as on subjects of medical police, public hygiene and legal medicine.
Seite 13 - The same circumspection and reserve should be observed when, from motives of business or friendship, a physician is prompted to visit an individual who is under the direction of another practitioner. Indeed, such visits should be avoided, except under peculiar circumstances, and when they are made, no particular inquiries should be instituted relative to the nature of the disease, or the remedies employed, but the topics of conversation...
Seite 12 - For, if such nostrum be of real efficacy, any concealment regarding it is inconsistent with beneficence and professional liberality ; and if mystery alone give it value and importance, such craft implies either disgraceful ignorance or fraudulent avarice.
Seite 15 - Of differences between physicians. § 1. Diversity of opinion and opposition of interest may, in the medical as in other professions, sometimes occasion controversy and even contention. Whenever such cases unfortunately occur, and cannot be immediately terminated, they should be referred to the arbitration of a sufficient number of physicians or a court-medical.
Seite 13 - Under such circumstances, medical men are peculiarly dependent upon each other, and kind offices and professional aid should always be cheerfully and gratuitously afforded.
Seite 13 - ... him temporarily to withdraw from his duties to his patients, and to request some of his professional brethren to officiate for him. Compliance with this request is an act of courtesy, which should always be performed with the utmost consideration for the interest and character of the family physician, and when exercised for a short period, all the pecuniary obligations for such service should be awarded to him.
Seite 13 - ... require him temporarily to withdraw from his duties to his patients, and to request some of his professional brethren to officiate for him. Compliance with this request is an act of courtesy, which should always be performed with the utmost consideration...