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How a single nurse in an emergency room can doom a patient's health

Robert Painter explains how triage nurses can put patients on the wrong track in ED Management, a publication for emergency medicine malpractice prevention

Study identifies gap in care after emergency room discharge

Learn what doctors, nurses, and patients can do to mind the gap

Houston ER doctor discharges trauma patient with spinal cord injury

EMS recognized spinal cord risk, ER didn't work it up

When they get it wrong at the hospital: 2 things you can do to push back on a potentially bogus diagnosis

Patients are sometimes discharged with the same problems that brought them to the emergency room

Texan rejected by lawyers after poor ER care, we took his case and got him a $1+ million settlement

There's a misconception that Texas tort reform shuts down all ER claims

The 2 questions to ask before being discharged from the emergency room

Make sure you're treated as an individual rather than a number

4 pressing things to know about emergency room care in Texas

Not all ERs are the same, and every patient should know these 4 things

Federal law bans hospital emergency rooms from dumping patients in active labor or with emergency medical conditions

After COVID, some hospitals seem to ignore EMTALA requirements

Federal law prohibits hospital emergency rooms from turning away patients

After a medical screening, patients in an emergency medical condition or active labor must be medically stabilized before being discharged or transferred

What Bob Saget's death teaches us about traumatic head and brain injuries

Head injuries shouldn't be overlooked by victims or medical profesisonals