Intoxicated airline pilots: a case-based ethics model.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The ethical dilemma of managing two intoxicated airline pilots who insist on flying a commercial plane after leaving the emergency department is presented. The case explores the issues surrounding duty to warn, decision-making capacity, breaching confidentiality, and the requirements of law. A useful ethical decision-making model is reviewed to address the responsibility of the emergency physician to intervene and the options available.
Medical subject headings
- Alcohol Drinking
- Aviation
- Confidentiality
- Ethics, Medical