• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · Nov 2022

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    Medico-Legal Topics in Emergency Cardiology.

    • John Riggins and Mahesh Polavarapu.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 West 168th Street, VC 260, New York, NY 10032, USA.
    • Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 2022 Nov 1; 40 (4): 707715707-715.

    AbstractThe workup and diagnosis of cardiovascular emergencies represent the present and future risk to emergency physicians. Eliciting and documenting key details of a cardiovascular complaint, as well as following established standards for accurate and timely diagnosis of emergencies, is central to the medico-legal aspects of cardiovascular emergencies. Key elements of documentation include history, physical exam, diagnostic workup, and medical decision making. Key elements of medical malpractice include the existence of a legal duty, breach of the legal duty, causation, and presence of damages. All 4 legal elements must be present for medical malpractice to be proven in a court of law.Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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