ED Legal Letter – August 1, 2008
August 1, 2008
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Non-Traumatic Low Back Pain: Avoiding Liability for Missed Cord Compression
Low back pain (LBP) is a common (more than 3 million ED visits per year in the United States) yet typically benign ED complaint. -
Could drug rep relationship get your ED sued?
Consider this scenario: During a malpractice trial involving a patient's adverse outcome in your ED, the jury learns that you've been in the habit of accepting expensive dinners and vacations from drug companies. -
Special Report: Resident Physician Interface in Medical Malpractice
The scenario of a resident physician who is involved in a medical malpractice case occurs more commonly than you might think in the day-to-day practice of emergency medicine. -
What if parents request tests, but child refuses?
A 15-year-old girl's mother demands that you give her daughter a pregnancy test, but the child refuses. What do you do?