LEGAL ISSUES
■ Misdiagnose of abdominal pain or failure to diagnose
■ Failure to diagnose, treat meningitis
■ Missed appendicitis
■ Delay in diagnosis of spinal cord injury
■ Delayed identification or missed CVAs
■ OB disasters
■ Testicular torsion
■ Eye conditions/injuries resulting in loss of vision
■ Airway obstruction
The most expensive clinical error alleged in EM malpractice cases is
missed MI.It may not be the most frequent, but incidence combined with
severity yields top cost status for this claim.
The most expensive clinical
error alleged in emergency
medicine malpractice cases is
the missed MI.