Croup fatality malpratice case aka the scourge of bad EM expert witnesses

Barking Cough [Fatality] Case #141 expertwitness.substack.com Tragic case. 7 yo with barky cough, benign presentation in the ED, diagnosed and treated for clinical croup, positve for flu B, later had a GAS necrotizing lung infection and fatality. Reading through the case, can happen to anyone, but was boiled my blood was reading through the plaintaiff's expert opinion. IM physician, EM boarded, ACEP and SAEM member, apparently teaches at an EM residency program - reports croup and influenza... Read more
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