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ED Legal Letter archives from August 2008
Non-Traumatic Low Back Pain: Avoiding Liability for Missed Cord Compression.
August 1, 2008... Non-Traumatic Low Back Pain: Avoiding Liability for Missed Cord Compression
By Robert A. Bitterman, MD, JD, FACEP, Contributing Editor
Low back pain (LBP) is a common (more than 3 million ED visits per year in the United States) yet...
Could drug rep relationship get your ED sued?
August 1, 2008... Could drug rep relationship get your ED sued?
Gifts and perks may inflame a jury
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...
SPECIAL REPORT: Resident Physician Interface in Medical Malpractice.
August 1, 2008... SPECIAL REPORT
Resident Physician Interface in Medical Malpractice
By Rade B. Vukmir, MD, JD, FCCP, FACEP, FACHE, Chairman, Education & Risk Management, Emergency Consultants, Inc./National Guardian Risk Retention Group, Inc., Clinical...
What if parents request tests, but child refuses?
August 1, 2008... 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?
"A very real dilemma arises when parents insist that some...
CNE/CME Questions.
August 1, 2008... CNE/CME Questions
35. Which of the following is true regarding ED physicians accepting gifts from pharmaceutical representatives?
A. Acceptance of non-monetary gifts would not be admissible in a malpractice lawsuit.
B. It is not...