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Emergency Room Medical Record Review Vital in Personal Injury Claim Settlement
Medical records and medical bills are the most important evidences when it comes to personal inj r! claims. "aw!ers involved in personal inj r! laws its need to eval ate these val able evidences to #ind o t whether a claim is a valid one. $etailed medical record review involves a scr p lo s anal!sis o# the medical iss es in a claim. % ch reviews are help# l to attorne!s in terms o# the val able time and mone! saved. &n a personal inj r! case involvin' a vehicle accident( the eval ation o# medical iss es be'ins with the review o# the emer'enc! room records and the notes made b! the resc e s) ad. *he in#ormation the claimant ma! have #illed o t in writin' or told an attendin' healthcare pro#essional a#ter the inj r! is also important when reviewin' the patient+s medical records. ,n attorne! with limited -nowled'e re'ardin' medical terminolo'! and medical proced res and his/her o##ice sta## ma! be wastin' val able time i# the! choose to review the medical records inho se. .ro#essional medical review service is advisable beca se s ch seasoned reviewers will ens re that law!ers and attorne!s are not s rprised in the co rtroom or d rin' case settlement disc ssions b! the s dden emer'ence o# some dama'in' evidence in the medical records.

Medical Record Review for Emergency Room Records

&n vehicle inj r! cases( there ma! be resc e s) ads involved who ma! have ta-en the patient to the emer'enc! room. /nce the resc e s) ad and 01 records are obtained( reviewers wo ld #irst loo- at the resc e s) ad records to nderstand the co rse o# events
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be#ore the patient+s admission to the 01. *his wo ld provide val able data s ch as the nat re o# the patient+s inj ries( whether the patient had sed a seat belt( and whether an airba' was deplo!ed which ca sed some -ind o# inj r! to the patient. *hese records wo ld also provide details re'ardin' the car and its parts s ch as steerin' wheel( seats and windshield and whether these had contrib ted to the inj ries ac) ired b! the patient. 02perienced medical record reviewers wo ld also loo- #or data pertainin' to the plainti##+s activities at the scene o# inj r!( the treatment provided on the wa! to the 01 s ch as administration o# o2!'en( and whether an! photos were ta-en b! the resc e s) ad. ,s re'ards the emer'enc! room records( the patient+s histor! and ph!sical records that ma! be available will be reviewed #or a clear nderstandin' o# the patient+s medical condition. /ther important in#ormation a reviewer will loo- #or in ER medical record review incl des: *he person who attended to the patient #irst s ch as a tria'e n rse( be#ore the patient was admitted to the 01. 3hen the patient was admitted to the 01. *he important thin' here is whether the admission was on the same da! as the accident or whether it was dela!ed4 and also whether an! reason is indicated #or the dela!. 5ow the patient was bro 'ht to the hospital( whether b! a resc e s) ad or b! some other means o# transportation. &# the patient was bro 'ht to the 01 b! a resc e s) ad( the records wo ld be st died to #ind o t whether the patient+s complaints tall! with those recorded b! the s) ad. 0vidence provided b! ima'in' records( and also whether these are in -eepin' with the patient+s complaints. 3hether the 6-ra!s were chec-ed b! a radiolo'ist a#ter the! were read b! the 01 ph!sician. 0vidence o# chronic medical conditions.
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3hether there is an! report o# loss o# conscio sness at the accident site. $etails re'ardin' re' lar medications s ch as narcotics and sedatives that ma! ca se drowsiness. 0vident si'ns o# alcohol cons mption and blood alcohol level 7each state ma! have a speci#ic le'al de#inition o# into2ication8 0vidence o# dr ' se4 it is important to determine whether the patient was 'iven an! narcotics in the 01. ,ttendin' n rses+ observation notes related to the inj r!. $ischar'e s mmar! details. 5ere the reviewer has to clari#! whether an! dischar'e instr ctions provided were oral or written and whether the patient si'ned to the e##ect that instr ctions were provided. ,n! prescriptions 'iven and the t!pe o# medications.

What the Professional ouch Is !ll !"out

.ro#essionalism matters when reviewin' emer'enc! room and other medical records beca se an e2perienced medical reviewer will not miss even the min test detail that ma! escape the scr tin! o# a medicall! ntrained person. 9or instance( a person e2perienced in reviewin' medical records wo ld be on the loo-o t #or objective #indin's in the emer'enc! room records. *hese incl de #indin's that are de#initive and cannot be manip lated b! the patient. *his to ch o# pro#essionalism is o# immense bene#it to attorne!s involved in personal inj r!( wor-ers+ compensation and other s ch medical liti'ation beca se comprehensive medical reviews 'ive them a clear nderstandin' o# each case. *he! can wor- on a solid #o ndation o# evidence that will #acilitate eas! nderstandin' o# the plainti##+s inj ries. ,cc rate in#ormation 'athered #rom the medical records will help attorne!s validate or disprove inj r! claims.
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