Category Archives: Emergency Medicine

Top 10 tips for analyzing Emergency Department Records – Part 2

Personal injury attorneys frequently handle cases that involve injuries which require emergency department treatment. Here are 10 questions you should ask when you look at these records. Can’t read the records? Ask for our help. We have vast experience in … Continue reading

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10 Top Tips for Analyzing Emergency Department Records Part 1

Personal injury attorneys frequently handle cases that involve injuries which require emergency department treatment. Here are 10 questions you should ask when you look at these records. Can’t read the records? Ask for our help. We have vast experience in … Continue reading

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The Dangers of a Concussion

The subject of head injuries associated with sports is in the news. A new study found high school-age athletes are more likely than younger kids to have sports-related concussions, but the rate of such injuries in both groups is on the rise. Continue reading

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The aging motorcyclist by Pat Iyer

Motorcycle accidents can cause devastating injuries- shearing of skin, fractures, head injuries, massive bleeding. I have worked on several that resulted in fatalities, and a few that involved defects in the bike that resulted in the crash. All of the … Continue reading

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By Pat Iyer: Failure to rescue

Imagine this scene: You are visiting your elderly father in the hospital when you notice his speech is becoming slurred and he is less awake than usual. Concerned, you call his nurse into the room. She assesses your father, then … Continue reading

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First Impressions by Pat Iyer

One of my friends (Sara*) told me she ran into trouble on a substitute teaching job. It seemed the teacher disliked Sara based on her initial impression, and requested that Sara not return to the school. Sara was devastated and … Continue reading

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Emergency Medicine On Board

I was sleeping on a flight to Brazil when my husband woke me up and told me a passenger needed medical attention. I walked to the back of the plane where a middle age Brazilian man was holding his chest. … Continue reading

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