Three cases of emergency department medical malpractice involving “consultations”: How is liability legally determined?

Alaa Aldalati; Venkatesh R. Bellamkonda; Gregory P. Moore; Alexander S. Finch

doi:10.5811/cpcem.2021.7.52680

Three cases of emergency department medical malpractice involving “consultations”: How is liability legally determined?

Alaa Aldalati, Venkatesh R. Bellamkonda, Gregory P. Moore, Alexander S. Finch

Emergency Medicine

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This article presents three successfully litigated medical malpractice cases involving emergency physicians and consultants. We discuss the respective case medical diagnoses, as well as established legal principles that determine in a court proceeding which provider will be liable. Specifically, we explain the legal principles of “patient physician relationship” and “affirmative act.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	283-288
Number of pages	6
Journal	Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Volume	5
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.7.52680
State	Published - Aug 2021

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Emergency Medicine
Emergency

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