Question

CASE 16: Telephone Medicine Costly

Mr. Lauren was taken to the hospital emergency department (ED). The hospital personnel contacted the physician, Dr. Attwood, by phone. He returned the call and prescribed a Phenergan injection. Dr. Attwood did not go to the hospital and had not been given Mr. Lauren’s vital signs when he suggested such an injection. Furthermore, he failed to order any blood or urine tests. Hospital records revealed that Mr. Lauren’s glucose level was 507 at the time of admission. Mr. Lauren went into respiratory failure & eventually died.

Was the physician liable for practicing telephone medicine? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Physician was not liable for practicong telephone medicine because before giving any medication specially in emergency doctor should observe the patient condition before and after giving the medication medication like phenargan may cause severe life threatning condition like death