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9 Cards in this Set
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textbooks
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Tintinelli - emergency med
Marx - Rosen's emergency med Wolfson - clinical practice of emer med Reichman and Simon - Emer med procedures Roberts and Hedges - clinical procedures in emer med Smaller Cline - just the facts in emer med Roppolo - emer med hb |
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You can enter sports med thru EM as well as orthopedics
You can enter IC med thru EM |
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Prioritization of ED pt
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Critical - pt may die
Emergent - may progress to severe Nonurgent |
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principles of EM
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1. stabilize
2. worst case 3. multiple cuses? 4. |
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criminal and civil
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civil - ER law
medical malpractice is a civil cause of action, a subset of tort law known as professional negligence |
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work in an area that is doctor friendly
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a duty of care
a breach of that duty proximate cause damages |
to recover against a negligent physician,
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ED legal letter - fantastic education in EM
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monthly report
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EMTALA/COBRA******
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until 1986, pt could be refused care if he or she was unable to pay
EMTALA - compels EDs to treat all |
