Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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More than half of pediatric malpractice cases arise from emergency departments, primarily due to missed or delayed diagnoses. All providers who take care of children in emergency departments should be aware of this risk and the most common diagnoses associated with medicolegal liability. ⋯ It highlights challenges and pitfalls that may increase risk of liability. It concludes with a discussion on recognition and management of abuse in children, including when to report and decisions on disposition.
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Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · May 2020
ReviewEmergency Department Evaluation of the Adult Psychiatric Patient.
Many patients with acute behavioral or mental health emergencies use the emergency department for their care. Psychiatric patients have a higher incidence of chronic medical conditions and are at greater risk for injury than the general population. ⋯ This article addresses high-risk areas of the treatment and management of emergency department patients presenting with behavioral emergencies. This article identifies methods successful in determining whether the patient's behavioral emergency is the result of an organic disease process, as well as recognizing other potential acute medical emergencies in this high-risk population.