How EM Physicians Should Manage Their Legal and Medical Duties
A 16-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) after being sexually assaulted by two males at…
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How EM Physicians Should Manage Their Legal and Medical Duties
A 16-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) after being sexually assaulted by two males at... -
Forensic Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Accidents
Case A 35-year-old male is brought to the emergency department (ED) following a single-motor-vehicle collision in which... -
Law Enforcement Information Gathering in the Emergency Department
A 32-year-old man presents in police custody for bizarre behavior. He was the driver of a vehicle...
Forensic Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Accidents
Case A 35-year-old male is brought to the emergency department (ED) following a single-motor-vehicle collision in which…
Law Enforcement Information Gathering in the Emergency Department
A 32-year-old man presents in police custody for bizarre behavior. He was the driver of a vehicle…
ACEP Responds to FTC’s Proposed Ban of Noncompete Clauses
On Jan. 5, the Federal Trade Commission released its proposed ban on noncompete clauses in employment contracts….
Have You Been Impacted by Non-Compete Clauses?
In early January, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed to ban non-compete clauses in all employment contracts….
An Incorrect Report on Emergency Department Diagnostic Errors
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine published a report entitled, “To Err Is Human,” that estimated 44,000…
Does This Patient Have Decisional Capacity?
Case A 21-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with bizarre behavior. He was found by…
Emergency Physician Restrictive Covenants Explained
Forty years after its founding as a single-site democratic group, the physician-owned practice group of which I…
ACEP Council Debates Scope of Practice, Access to Care, Safe Injection Sites, and More
More than 60 resolutions were put forth during the ACEP22 Council Meeting in San Francisco, with many…
ACEP Submits Amicus Briefs Regarding Post-Roe State Laws
ACEP is working with a coalition of leading national medical societies to address legal barriers that hinder…