RT Book, Section
A1 Eckerline, Charles A.
A1 Brantley, Jonathan C.
A2 Stone, C. Keith
A2 Humphries, Roger L.
SR Print(0)
ID 55745683
T1 Chapter 5. Legal Aspects of Emergency Care
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Emergency Medicine, 7e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-0-07-170107-5
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55745683
RD 2024/04/20
AB Medical  malpractice  lawsuits  and  medicolegal  issues  are  a  major  concern  for  physicians  and  health  care  institutions.  Most  physicians  expect  to  become  involved  in  some  manner  in  litigation  alleging  physician  negligence.  There  are  nearly  125,000  active  lawsuits  in  the  United  States  alleging  physician  malpractice  on  any  given  day.  To  put  this  number  in  perspective,  consider  that  there  are  only  69,000  students  currently  enrolled  in  US  medical  schools.  The  physician  named  in  a  suit,  however,  may  not  always  be  a  target  defendant.  In  some  circumstances,  physicians  who  have  provided  treatment  to  a  patient  suing  another  physician  may  be  subpoenaed  to  testify  in  court.  Physicians  may  also  become  involved  in  litigation  by  agreeing  to  present  medical  opinion.