Should the physician maintain doctor-patient confidentiality

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A young man was dropped off at the hospital stating that he had just been in a horrific car accident. The hospital staff was confused that the man wasn't at the crime scene with the arriving police officers. The gentleman's breath smelled like ethanol. Therefore, a blood ethanol test was administered to determine if he was impaired or not. The results came back as 0.17 mg/dl, indicating he was under the influence.

Should the physician maintain doctor-patient confidentiality?
Should regard for public safety and the law ever outweigh doctor-patient confidentiality?
What moral principles are relevant to deciding what to do?

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