Comments on: Child mauled by a pit bull, but the ER sends the kid home http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/child-mauled-by-pit-bull-but-er-sends.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/child-mauled-by-pit-bull-but-er-sends.html#comment-89964 Anonymous Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:43:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/child-mauled-by-a-pit-bull-but-the-er-sends-the-kid-home.html#comment-89964 There's also the issue of the surgery service not accepting the patient. What's the ED to do then? No ED doc is going to perform surgery on the kid in the ED. There’s also the issue of the surgery service not accepting the patient. What’s the ED to do then? No ED doc is going to perform surgery on the kid in the ED.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/child-mauled-by-pit-bull-but-er-sends.html#comment-89961 Anonymous Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:49:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/child-mauled-by-a-pit-bull-but-the-er-sends-the-kid-home.html#comment-89961 Here's what ACEP has to say about the case:<br/><br/>http://www.acep.org/pressroom.aspx?id=44294<br/><br/>Here's what the University of Chicago has to say about ACEP. Ouch.<br/><br/>http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/highlight12.html<br/><br/>The news release sent out today by the American College of Emergency Physicians was reckless and uninformed and based on hearsay. It was unprofessional to release such a statement without even attempting to verify the facts...... <br/><br/>American College of Emergency Physicians president ".....did not try to verify the facts of the case with University of Chicago officials before issuing the statement. He also said he hadn't looked at the boy's medical records....." <br/><br/>Read the whole thing. Here’s what ACEP has to say about the case:

http://www.acep.org/pressroom.aspx?id=44294

Here’s what the University of Chicago has to say about ACEP. Ouch.

http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/highlight12.html

The news release sent out today by the American College of Emergency Physicians was reckless and uninformed and based on hearsay. It was unprofessional to release such a statement without even attempting to verify the facts……

American College of Emergency Physicians president “…..did not try to verify the facts of the case with University of Chicago officials before issuing the statement. He also said he hadn’t looked at the boy’s medical records…..”

Read the whole thing.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/child-mauled-by-pit-bull-but-er-sends.html#comment-89952 Anonymous Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:48:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/child-mauled-by-a-pit-bull-but-the-er-sends-the-kid-home.html#comment-89952 They will need to find another politican's spouse to hire for $300-plus grand a year. They will need to find another politican’s spouse to hire for $300-plus grand a year.

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