Man in 30s sent home from ER by nurse practitioner, dies of pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism blocks a blood vessel to one or both lungs
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Emergency room care
How a single nurse in an emergency room can doom a patient's health
Robert Painter explains how triage nurses can put patients on the wrong track in ED Management, a publication for emergency medicine malpractice prevention
Study identifies gap in care after emergency room discharge
Learn what doctors, nurses, and patients can do to mind the gap
Houston ER doctor discharges trauma patient with spinal cord injury
EMS recognized spinal cord risk, ER didn't work it up
When they get it wrong at the hospital: 2 things you can do to push back on a potentially bogus diagnosis
Patients are sometimes discharged with the same problems that brought them to the emergency room
Texan rejected by lawyers after poor ER care, we took his case and got him a $1+ million settlement
There's a misconception that Texas tort reform shuts down all ER claims
The 2 questions to ask before being discharged from the emergency room
Make sure you're treated as an individual rather than a number
4 pressing things to know about emergency room care in Texas
Not all ERs are the same, and every patient should know these 4 things
Federal law bans hospital emergency rooms from dumping patients in active labor or with emergency medical conditions
After COVID, some hospitals seem to ignore EMTALA requirements
Federal law prohibits hospital emergency rooms from turning away patients
After a medical screening, patients in an emergency medical condition or active labor must be medically stabilized before being discharged or transferred