CMS: ED Doc’s “Look and Go” Doesn’t Measure Up To EMTALA
Local EMS was called to a nursing home in response to a resident who had pulled out her tracheostomy tube. Upon arrival, the patient was actively bleeding from the stoma, began coughing, and coughed out approximately 30 cc of clotted blood. EMS notified the local hospital that they would be bringing the patient to the … Read more