PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM PROFESI DOKTER DALAM PELAYANAN KEGAWATDARURATAN

Abstrak

Emergency service is a medical service that must be provided to the patient in order to save
lives (life saving). Emergency service is different from ordinary medical services because it is a
crucial effort in saving human life, so it often cause medical disputes. The aim of this study is to
examine the legal protection of the medical profession in emergency services in Indonesia.
This study used the literature study method. In Indonesia, emergency service is regulated in
Undang-Undang Nomor 36 Tahun 2009 Tentang Kesehatan, Undang-Undang Nomor 44 Tahun 2009
Tentang Rumah Sakit, and Undang-Undang Nomor 29 Tahun 2004 Tentang Praktik Kedokteran.
Some of the circumstances that often trigger medical disputes in emergency services include delay in
handling, lack of communication between doctor and patient, patient handling based on certain
priorities, and failure in choosing therapy to save patient’s life. However, these things are not
necessarily a doctor's fault because emergency services have special rules and procedures that are
very different from ordinary medical services, and those rules protect the doctors in order to save
human lives. Lack of public knowledge about those regulations resulted in frequent disappointment
and even medical disputes between doctors and patients due to emergency service procedures.
The number of medical disputes cases resulting from emergency services that are finally won
by doctors or health care providers proves that public knowledge about emergency health services in
health facilities is still inadequate. Education for the public is also very decisive in an effort to
improve the quality of emergency services in Indonesia.
Keywords: emergency service, doctor