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ACEP Now: Vol 39 – No 06 – June 2020
Dr. Funk is a practicing emergency medicine physician in Springfield, Missouri, and owner of Med Mal Reviewer, LLC. He writes about medical malpractice at www.medmalreviewer.com.
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One Response to “Elderly Patient Dies after Emergency Dept. Bounceback, Lawsuit Results”
July 13, 2020
Dan Magdziarz, DOGreat insights with this article Dr. Funk – take home points we should all keep in mind => 1) Obtaining CT head is key with head-injury patients on anticoagulation (especially the elderly) – no matter how “good” they may look. 2) Placing a knee immobilizer on an elderly patient is one of those few instances in Emergency Medicine where “over-doing” can actually get you (and your patients) in trouble. 3) Charting a disposition re-exam may go a long way in decreasing your medical-legal risk (ie. “The patient was observed ambulatory using crutches with steady gait” >> “crutches ordered”). Thanks for keeping us focused to practice our best!