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In the case of 'Brewster v Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center,' the appellate court of Illinois had to decide whether a hospital owes a duty to a person injured by an off-duty intern suffering from sleep deprivation due to the hospital's policy on working hours.
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With an increasing number of emergency department (ED) physicians using ultrasound, are malpractice lawsuits also on the rise? Quite the contrary, according to proponents of ED ultrasound.
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An ultrasound image shows a patient who had been shot in the chest and was not doing well. The physician thought the patient's lung was collapsed, and he put in a chest tube.
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The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 provides full privilege for information shared with a patient safety organization, with the goal of encouraging voluntary error reporting.
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In the September issue of ED Legal Letter, two common contract clauses - malpractice insurance and restrictive covenants--that can be harmful to the interests of an emergency physician.
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In the case of fulminant meningococcal disease, laboratory tests are not available fast enough to be helpful, and may be within normal ranges early in a precipitous course. Provide rapid fluid support and antibiotics immediately and obtain blood cultures with the initial IV placement if possible, but do not delay antibiotics for the sake of good cultures.
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Penetrating neck trauma continues to be a challenging subset of trauma care. This area is loaded with potential high-risk injuries and controversies about the optimal management.
