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Excessive Wait Times Common Issue in ED Malpractice Litigation
Attorneys allege patient should have been seen immediately.
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Unexpected Legal Risks of ED Patients With ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders
Patients or families could sue for unwanted interventions or for withholding resuscitative efforts.
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Psych Patients Awaiting Transfer From ED Are High Legal Risks
Legal risks include security, deterioration of the patient’s condition, and unsafe handoffs.
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Recent Cases Spotlight Pressure to Admit ED Patients
Anything not in patient’s best interest ‘unacceptable.’
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ED Patients in Observation Status Are Focus of Recent Med/Mal Cases
Sending a patient to an observation unit is not legally analogous to admitting a patient to the hospital.
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Deconstructing the Duty to Warn Doctrine
It has been the generally accepted standard that a provider must warn a third party of the potential harm from a patient when there is significant threat of harm toward a reasonably identifiable person. However, the delicate balance of these ethical challenges has come under recent assault.
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Penetrating Neck Trauma
Penetrating neck trauma presents a clinical challenge to the emergency physician. Clinicians must have a planned approach to these patients to optimize outcomes.
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Evaluation and Management of Seizures in the Emergency Department
Seizures are a common complaint in both children and adults presenting to the emergency department. Seizures may stop prior to physician evaluation, may be ongoing upon presentation, or may occur after the patient is brought to the ED. Patients may be experiencing a seizure for the first time in their lives or may be suffering from chronic epilepsy.
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Study: Reverse Triage Can Make a Meaningful Contribution to Capacity Creation
What happens when the demand for care primarily comes from pediatric patients?
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Health Promotion Advocate Extends Benefits Offered to Adolescents, Young Adults
These advocates identify risky behaviors and needs, link patients with care and resources, and use motivational interviewing techniques to nudge patients toward positive behavioral changes.