Communicating with patients after adverse outcomes

A 60-year-old man came to the ED with severe right foot pain.

A 34-year-old man came to a hospital by EMS with shortness of breath and high blood pressure.

Though EMTALA requires hospitals to perform certain acts, the law also applies to physicians who are on-call for the emergency department.

A pregnant woman arrived in the ED at or near term. She was experiencing one-minute, moderate contractions every three minutes.

Physicians must balance parental rights, a minor’s autonomy, and the law.

The first documented assessment of the patient in the ED revealed a temperature of 97.9 degrees; pulse 53; respirations 20; blood pressure 147/77 mm Hg; oxygen saturation 97%.

A 45-year-old woman with leg weakness called EMS to her home.

A 43-year-old man came to the ED of a metropolitan hospital reporting chest pain, dizziness, diaphoresis, shortness of breath, and pain going down his arms.

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The radiologist interpreted the study and noted an area of slightly hazy density in the left lung with nearby fibrotic changes.

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On June 1, a 35-year-old woman fell while stepping off a boat, injuring her chin, jaw, wrist, and hand. She went to an urgent-care clinic for treatment.

A 62-year-old man came to the ED reporting pain in the “chest wall area.”

A 44-year-old woman with a history of IV drug use was treated at a clinic for a foot infection and back spasms.

A 33-year-old woman came to the ED reporting bilateral abdominal pain, back pain, and shortness of breath.