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Published on: May 2, 2025
Malpractice cases in wound care and a legal concept: special defense
Gregory P Moore1, James A Pfaff
1Kaiser Permanente Sacramento/Roseville California, Emergency Department; Madigan Army Medical Center; University of California, Davis School of Medicine.
Abstract:
There is no doubt that in today's practice of emergency medicine it is imperative to be familiar with how the law relates to administrative and clinical practice. It is my pleasure to announce, as section editor, the new Legal Medicine section of the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. It is anticipated that the articles will cover a variety of areas and cases in the law. Some articles may focus on a particular disease or entity, with representative malpractice cases, and clinical caveats. Other articles may focus on legal concepts that enter the arena of emergency medicine. I have provided brief examples of each of these in this initial manuscript. Other articles could also cover original research related to law such as the standard of care in a given clinical situation or legal concepts such as consent, do-not-resuscitate, and AMA among others. I am hopeful that it will be of great interest to the readers. We welcome submissions and contributions for consideration.
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