Bouncebacks! Medical and Legal
Bouncebacks is a medicalegal thrill ride! The authors have created a tremendously educational integration of medical facts and legal orientation intertwined with medical expert and deposition testimony including viewpoints of the actual plaintiff and defense attorneys involved in the litigation. This is a fast, educational and enjoyable read.Dan Sullivan, MD, JDAssociate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Rush Medical CollegePast president, Illinois Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)Editor, ACEP s Emergency Medicine Risk Management, 2nd editionFounder, The Sullivan Group --Dan Sullivan, MD, JDThe cases of this book are frightening and feel awfully close. Because each feels like it could be mine tomorrow, the book does much more than entertain. The book is real, it is emotional, it is technical, and it is educational it should be mandatory reading for every practicing emergency physician. I still feel bad for the patients as well as the doctors in the situations, but hearing their tales made me better. There are lessons that I am taking away. This is an advanced course, written for skilled doctors who need to identify the unusual cases, recognize the rare events, and make great diagnoses based on subtle symptoms. It is a harsh reminder about how tough and uncertain the malpractice system is, but we do not need a reminder of that fear is a powerful motivator. Congratulations to the authors for an important book. It is still resonating with me.James G. Adams, MDProfessor and Chair, Department of Emergency MedicineFeinberg School of MedicineNorthwestern University,Northwestern Memorial Hospital --James G. Adams, MDRiveting is not a term I would typically use in describing a medical text, much less a medical-legal text. However, Weinstock and Klauer have indeed created a book that is not just educational, but also an enjoyable read. The authors do a literal postmortem exam on ten malpractice cases, focusing on medical records, trial transcripts, recollections of patients, family members and physicians, as well as commentaries by involved attorneys and expert witnesses from both sides. In addition, medical and legal experts not involved in the cases, provide guest commentary. Although written with emergency physicians in mind, physicians from all specialties would benefit from these in-depth analyses of selected medical malpractice cases.Richard Nelson, MD, FACEPProfessor Emergency Medicine and Vice Chair, Clinical AffairsThe Ohio State University College of MedicineColumbus, Ohio --Richard Nelson, MD, FACEP