Medical malpractice related to drug-induced anaphylaxis

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Medical malpractice.

Few issues in health care spark as much ire and angst as medical-malpractice litigation. Physicians revile malpractice claims as random events that visit unwarranted expense and emotional pain on competent, hardworking practitioners. Commentators lament the “lawsuit lottery,” which provides windfalls for some patients, but no compensation for the vast majority of patients injured by medical car...

Drug‐induced anaphylaxis in the emergency room

Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening, systemic allergic reaction that presents unique challenges for emergency care practitioners. Anaphylaxis occurs more frequently than previously believed. Therefore, proper knowledge regarding the epidemiology, mechanisms, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of anaphylaxis is essential. In particular, the initial treatment strategy, followed by correct diagnosis...

The physician's guide to medical malpractice.

Contractual revisions to medical malpractice liability.

In the past, courts have struck down or severely limited attempts by health care providers to use written contracts to reduce their liability for negligence, deeming such agreements to be contrary to public policy.' The basic reason is that courts have not traditionally viewed the relationship of patient and health care provider as a contractual one, freely entered by both parties. Rather, phys...