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A host of medical and legal issues arise when the emergency physician contacts the patient's private physician or the hospital's on-call physician to get a patient admitted to the hospital.
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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.
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Observation units significantly decrease an emergency department (ED) physician's liability risk.
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If you are an emergency department physician and you are sued, your liability exposure depends on your status with the facility.
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If your patient has a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and you are fearful of him or her infecting others, you may be tempted to inform the patient's spouse or significant other.
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For emergency department (ED) personnel, the most troublesome patients often are those who don't want treatment at all.
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In this last part of the three-part series examining recent cases concerning expert witness testimony, we will look at the effect of state tort reform measures in addressing the expert witness problem.
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There is no area of Emergency Medicine that incorporates as many associated unique legal issues as that of psychiatric emergencies.
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If an ED physician refuses to examine and treat a patient suspected of "drug seeking," this is an automatic violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).