A Review of Lawsuits Related to Point-of-Care Emergency Ultrasound Applications

Introduction: New medical technology brings the potential of lawsuits related to the usage of that new technology. In recent years the use of point-of-care (POC) ultrasound has increased rapidly in the emergency department (ED). POC ultrasound creates potential legal risk to an emergency physician (...

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Main Authors: Stolz, Lori, O'Brien, Kathleen M., Miller, Marc L., Winters-Brown, Nicole D., Blaivas, Michael, Adhikari, Srikar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2014-12-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8jz5x3w2