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If the plaintiff had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that an emergency physician (EP) made a wrong decision, there are so many gray zones in medicine that there would never be a plaintiff judgment again, says Kevin Klauer, DO, EJD, chief medical officer for Emergency Medicine Physicians in Canton, OH, and a member of the board of directors at Physicians Specialty Ltd. Risk Retention Group.
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The concussion laws passed by 39 states establish an expectation for emergency physicians (EPs) involved in the case of a student athlete who has potentially suffered a concussion to have a very low threshold for making the diagnosis of concussion and removing the child from any potential for further injury, says Roger J. Lewis, MD, PhD, a professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Torrance.
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Below is a list of some things that EPs should consider to be red flags for abuse, according to Daniel M. Lindberg, MD, an attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Womens Hospital and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, both in Boston:
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Michael Gerardi, MD, FAAP, FACEP, director of pediatric emergency medicine at Goryeb Childrens Hospital in Morristown, NJ, reports that he is aware of several recent lawsuits naming an emergency physician (EP) for failure to diagnose child abuse.
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Encouraging individuals to be active through recreational and competitive athletics has led to increased participation in organized sports.
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Acute aortic dissection is a rare but life-threatening illness in which prompt diagnosis and treatment are critical for the chance of survival.
