December 9, 2022
Will published standards/guidelines protect you in a lawsuit? A male in his 70’s presents to the ER with aphasia and hemiparesis. He is within the 3 hour window for tPA. However, he is on warfarin for atrial fibrillation. His NIHSS score is 27 and INR
October 6, 2022
Always consider serious spinal pathology whenever a patient presents with severe back pain. The following is a real malpractice case with some dates/info changed to fit the format. The case settled for $2.75 million. That part has not been changed. Case: On Monday, a patient
July 2, 2022
August 31, 2021
A missed diagnosis does not mean you committed medical malpractice: documentation can save you.
March 30, 2021
Missed diagnosis of PE leads to a $7 million+ verdict: learn from others' mistakes!
July 7, 2017
We work in a high-risk field. The very nature of emergency medicine and the types of patients it attracts is litigious. A 2011 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that EM had a higher than average risk of malpractice. It states:
