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Medical Malpractice Insights: Brain Abscess

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The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. The triage nurse records the event as a “seizure” lasting 7 minutes. ” Sixteen hours later the patient returns comatose after a grand mal seizure at home. GCS is now 3.

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Beyond Ketamine: When to use Facilitated Intubation in the ED

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Still, there are those that believe that FPS is more of a physician-centered endpoint that does not fully reflect important patient-centric outcomes (16). Adrenal suppression, limiting its use in long procedures or critically ill patients. Contraindicated seizures or porphyria. Minimal histamine release.