Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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Full September 4, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Trauma Reports for September/October 2006
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Adolescent Pregnant Patients in the ED: Special Considerations
Few health concerns raise as many biopsychosocial issues as a pregnant teenager presenting to the emergency department (ED). -
Full September 1, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Full September 1, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Special Report: Emergency Physician Contracts: Terms to Ponder
Most emergency physicians perform medical services pursuant to some type of written provider agreement. -
Sitting down to talk can keep patients from suing
At Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System, a "full disclosure of unanticipated outcomes" policy has prevented several threatened malpractice lawsuits involving ED patients. -
Full August 21, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Methamphetamine
Over the last two decades, methamphetamine use has increased drastically in the United States and it has become one of the most popular illicit drugs in the country, particularly along the West Coast and in the Mid West. -
Know facts about liability of residents, attendings
An ED attending physician discharged a mutual patient prematurely and inappropriately while the resident was involved with another patient. A resident claims he was "just following orders" that led to an adverse outcome.