Physicians Practice - June 2008 - (Page 20) NOTE WORTHY STAT $ $772,500 5.1 The amount of a malpractice settlement to be paid by San Francisco to compensate a patient who suffered anoxic brain injury in a city-owned emergency room. THIS MONTH’S … MEDICAL MYTH DEBUNKED Most people think nosebleeds should be treated by leaning the head back and applying pressure. You see it all the time at kids’ sporting events. But this may lead to complications by allowing blood into the esophagus. Better to lean forward and keep the head over the heart. million RECOMMENDED READING “Healthcare, Guaranteed,” by Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, offers a lucid examination of America’s healthcare system’s problems, and offers a solution. We’re not endorsing (or rejecting) his idea, which is a kind of Medicare-for-all plan, only its consideration. The amount the injured patient’s lawyer will receive in the settlement.
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