When Is It Justifiable for an Inexperienced but Licensed Clinician to Perform a High-Risk but Low-Frequency Procedure on a Patient in a Prehospital Setting?
AMA journal of ethics · 2025-07-01 · Other / unclear
Abstract
In prehospital settings, clinicians make difficult decisions that need to be made in short periods of time and be within their scope of practice, procedural skill set, and appropriate to their training and preparation. This commentary on a case offers a just culture approach to learning, especially after sentinel events.