Medicolegal aspects of acute myocardial infarction

被引：26

作者：

Freas, GC

机构：

[1] Virtua Mem Hosp Burlington Cty, Dept Emergency Med, Mt Holly, NJ 08060 USA

[2] Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Dept Emergency Med, Newark, NJ 07103 USA

来源：

EMERGENCY MEDICINE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA | 2001年 / 19卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0733-8627(05)70198-X

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

More malpractice dollars are rewarded for missed myocardial infarction than for any other diagnosis. Emergency physicians, because of their unique position as initial evaluators of patients with possible acute coronary syndromes, are at high risk for Liability. In this article, negligence is first defined, followed by a case-based approach examining real cases with legal consequences such as: atypical presentations, managed fare and EM-TALA, delays in initiation of definitive therapy, liability when therapy results in bad outcomes, and issues of telephone triage.

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