EMTALA, C Section, and Hospitals with no Ob
Doing mandatory EMTALA training for onboarding. Yawn. This stood out to me:
Hospitals are obligated to provide any service that may be required, including anesthesia, cesarean section, and intensive care for the mother or newborn as necessary until any EMC is stabilized (note: true contractions are an EMC)
If you work at a hospital without Ob and a patient comes in in early labor, say, at 36 weeks, stating she is scheduled for C section the next day (at the hospital...
EMTALA, C Section, and Hospitals with no Ob
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: theWUbear Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
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