LETTER

Patients’ attitudes toward medical photography in the emergency department

A Cheung, M Al-Ausi, I Hathorn, J Hyam, P Jaye

Emergency Department, St Thomas’ Hospital, UK

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Peter Jaye
Consultant in Emergency Medicine, St Thomas’ Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7RH, UK; peter.jaye@gstt.nhs.uk

Accepted 12 October 2004

Keywords: attitudes; internet; patients; photography

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Advances in digital technology have made use of digital images increasingly common for the purposes of medical education.¹ The high turnover of patients in the emergency department, many of whom have striking visual signs makes this an ideal location for digital photography. These images may eventually be used for the purposes of medical education in presentations, and in book or journal format.^2,3 As a consequence patients’ images may be seen by the general public on the internet, as many journals now have open access internet sites. From an ethical and legal standpoint it is vital that patients give informed consent for use of images in medical photography, and are aware that such images may be published on the world wide web.⁴

The aim of this pilot study was to investigate patient’s attitudes toward medical photography as a guide to consent and usage of digital photography within the emergency department. A . . . [Full text of this article]

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