Article
Did misdiagnosis cause a man to die from cardiac tamponade?
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
How would you have handled this case? Should an urgent care staff member have called an ambulance to transport a gravely ill patient to an...
Article
Aortic Rupture
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
This month’s column describes two cases of aortic rupture.
Article
Was a suicidal patient properly monitored?
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
A suicidal patient claims she was not monitored properly in the ED.
Article
ED Staff Negligence?
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
Did ED staff negligence lead to the injuries incurred by a discharged patient when he attempted to cross the street?
Article
Inappropriate Use of Proparacaine
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
Among this month’s cases is an alleged inappropriate use of proparacaine.
Article
Methadone Ingestion...
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
Among this month’s cases is a likely preventable death from methadone ingestion in a child.
Article
Compartment Syndrome...
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
Among this month’s cases is an alleged failure to treat compartment syndrome.
Article
Alleged violation of EMTALA...
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neil Flomenbaum, MD
Among this month’s cases is an alleged violation of EMTALA.
Article
Cardiac Work-Up...
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
Was a cardiac work-up warranted?
Article
Testicular Torsion...
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
Among the cases is testicular torsion in a young man.
Article
Detached Retina...
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
Among the cases is a detached retina in a man’s only eye with vision.
Article
Leaving the ED Against Medical Advice...
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
Among the cases is the death of a man who leaves the ED against medical advice.
Article
Death of a Child...
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
Among this month’s cases is the death of a child.
Article
Orbital Fracture...
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
- Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD
Among this month’s cases are a missed orbital fracture and failure to diagnose a volvulus that led to a fatal septic event.
Article
Stroke and Intracerebral Hematoma
- Author:
- Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
- Associate Editor-In-chief
This month’s cases include stroke and intracerebral hematoma in a postpartum woman and bacterial meningitis in a 10-year-old girl.