Liability of Ambulance Attendants and Emergency Medical Technicians

Many times the first contact that a sick or injured individual has with a hospital is when an ambulance arrives at his home, the attendant and the emergency medical technician work over him, and he is loaded into the ambulance for the trip to the hospital. Now assume that the patient is in even worse shape when he gets to the hospital, and the reason for the decline in his condition appears to be the conduct of the emergency health care provider. Does the patient have a cause of action for medical malpractice against the health care providers or their employers, and if so, do the health care providers have any defenses against the action?

Placebo Therapy and Malpractice

Placebo Therapy and Malpractice

Informed Consent

Informed Consent

Electronic Fetal Monitoring and Malpractice

Electronic Fetal Monitoring and Malpractice

Gynecology Malpractice in Prescribing Oral Contraceptives

Oral contraceptives, or birth control pills, operate by altering the hormonal structure of the body. For this reason, they have more side effects than other forms of contraception. Therefore, the decision to use birth control pills should only be made after the physician takes a careful history, does a thorough examination, and discusses all possible risks with the patient. Due to the nature of oral contraceptives and the possibly of adverse effects, informed consent is crucial.