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Emergency room care

What you need to know about Texas hospital liens in car wreck and personal injury claims

What you need to know about Texas hospital liens in car wreck and personal injury claims

Hospital liens don't always apply

What it takes for a patient to win a medical malpractice case about hospital ER care

What it takes for a patient to win a medical malpractice case about hospital ER care

Our experienced medical malpractice lawyers know how to investigate cases to learn whether the rough emergency standard applies

Journal article: Start making stroke treatment decisions in the ambulance

Journal article: Start making stroke treatment decisions in the ambulance

Making hospitals tPA-capable was the first big step in stroke treatment, identifying hospitals that can perform thrombectomy surgery is the next one

Journal article: ER should treat for stroke if patient has dizziness and difficulty walking or standing

Journal article: ER should treat for stroke if patient has dizziness and difficulty walking or standing

Review article details five questions that emergency doctors should ask dizzy patients

The Joint Commission announces new standards for Primary Stroke Centers

The Joint Commission announces new standards for Primary Stroke Centers

Painter Law Firm's medical malpractice attorneys are experienced in handling stroke cases

Can a doctor properly diagnose and treat you without listening to what's wrong?

Can a doctor properly diagnose and treat you without listening to what's wrong?

New research shows that the average doctor gives patients 11 seconds to explain why they scheduled the appointment, before interrupting

Trauma center facts, function, and medical malpractice

Trauma center facts, function, and medical malpractice

Trauma centers can care for patients seriously injured by car wrecks, gun shots, or explosions. There are only 18 Level I and 22 Level 2 trauma centers in Texas.

Stroke centers, treatment, and medical malpractice

Stroke centers, treatment, and medical malpractice

May is National Stroke Awareness Month: Learn stroke symptoms and how to increase your odds of a good outcome

DVT and pulmonary embolism diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice

DVT and pulmonary embolism diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice

Formation of venous blood clots is the top cause of death and disability in hospitalized patients

Radiology malpractice: The danger of interpreting a CT or MRI without talking to anyone about the patient

Radiology malpractice: The danger of interpreting a CT or MRI without talking to anyone about the patient

When a doctor orders a scan and does not talk to the radiologist, important information can be left out