Why Can't I Nail Down the Standard of Care?
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​There are some places you can turn to for information before you proceed to the costly step of hiring an expert physician witness. First, you can try checking the national association of whichever specialty the physician in question belongs to to the patient is not determined simply by checking boxes in a list of symptoms. It is individual & determined by the specific circumstances of the specific patient (with a unique history) experiencing specific symptoms in a certain place & time. It also must take into account the resources available to the practitioner. An internal medicin ..read more
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Distinguishing Types of Blunt Force Trauma
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2y ago
Click read more (below box to right) to continue. Blunt force trauma happens when a part of the body strikes, or is struck by, a blunt object. Generally speaking, blunt objects that cause injury have much greater surface area relative to sharp objects that cause injury. With sharp-force trauma (detailed blog post is in the works) the cutting edge only needs a small surface area to cause injury. Common objects causing blunt force trauma include vehicles, fists, sidewalks, roads, baseball bats, and hammers. Common blunt-force injuries include abrasions, avulsions, contusions, & lacerations ..read more
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