Healthcare providers often have a detailed policy outlining when a minor may consent to care and when a parent or legal guardian’s consent ...
Warning! Sweeping changes in public health are on the rise. The latest word, according to Stat, is that the Department of ...
A former Flagler County Fire Rescue paramedic who was arrested in 2024 over allegations he sexually battered an unconscious person in an ambulance is now accused of stealing patients’ debit cards and ...
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office now believes former-paramedic James Melady also defrauded multiple patients having ...
Accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in an ambulance on the way to the hospital in 2021, James Melady now ...
Comatose patients often have a questionable prognosis. Family and doctors are left to ask, what are the chances a loved one ...
2017, p. 195). These consent forms were presented to patients by their physician, accompanied by a conversation prior to signature. While written consent remains the standard practice in medical ...
A family member heard the dog barking wildly and found Boley unconscious ... the drive would take about an hour — time their patient did not have due to her grave medical condition.
Guest service ambassadors in emergency departments reduced the rate of patients leaving without being seen, especially in minority racial groups, a recent study found. The observational study ...