Subdural hematoma misdiagnosis in ER leads to aneurysm, brain injury
Doctor, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, and registering nurse negligence contribute to tragic outcome
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Medical malpractice
Never events, wrong-side surgery, and medical malpractice
Sentinel events occur more often than many healthcare providers would care to admit
The tort reform discovery stay can delay Texas medical malpractice cases
Defense delay tactics include making frivolous objections to expert reports while enforcing a discovery stay
This simple bedside test can help diagnose sepsis
Point-of-care lactate testing is an effective screening tool for patients suspected of having sepsis
Sodium, porphyria, and medical malpractice
After multiple physician appointments, an ER doctor made the right diagnosis
Texas ambulance and emergency medical technician (EMT) roles and medical malpractice
EMT decisions and comments can set emergency treatment on the right or wrong course
The challenges of diagnosing a spinal epidural abscess
This somewhat rare condition is dangerous and baffles some rushed doctors
Emergency room medical malpractice after a car wreck
Misdiagnosis after a motor vehicle accident is an avoidable risk of ER care
Nurses are more than the eyes and ears of doctors
Nurses are trained health care professionals that owe independent duties to their patients
Insurance companies steer patients to freestanding imaging centers, but are they safe?
Freestanding imaging facilities are less expensive than hospitals, but aren't as prepared to deal with anaphylactic emergencies