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Even though criminal charges will not be brought against emergency department (ED) workers following a coroner's ruling that a patient's heart attack death was a homicide, the case could have a chilling effect on health care workers across the country.
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A spokesman for a hospital in Los Angeles has admitted that its procedures "were not strictly followed" after a public outcry and threats of criminal charges followed witnesses reporting a recently discharged, disabled, and homeless man being "dumped" in front of a shelter.
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After weeks of neck pains, a woman finally went to the emergency department (ED) and was diagnosed by an on-call radiologist as suffering from congenital fusion.
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An elderly man presenting at the emergency department (ED) with pain in his abdomen, chest, and back was determined to be at risk for suffering from a heart attack.
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Observation units significantly decrease an emergency department (ED) physician's liability risk.
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A growing number of emergency departments (EDs) are allowing family members to be present during resuscitation, as a result of multiple research articles that consistently report that families want to be present and generally have a positive experience.
