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When patients were evacuated from Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus, GA, after an F3 tornado hit on March 1, 2007, a temporary treatment center was set up next to the shelter area inside the town's First Baptist Church.
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Most risk managers are prepared to respond to a disaster in their communities, but what do you do when your facility is the disaster?
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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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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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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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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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The family of a songwriter has filed a lawsuit against a New York City hospital alleging that the elderly man died of starvation after the hospital lost his dentures.
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Informed consent can be a challenge with any patient, but it is particularly difficult with pediatric cases. One option is a multimedia presentation that can help get the necessary information across to the patient and family members in a more engaging way than the standard discussion.