Laws Concerning Negligence of Care in All Wound Care

Authors

  • Lydia A. Corum

Abstract

Wound care costs in the United States exceeds 10 times more than that of other countries. Legal suites are increasingly paid out by clinicians, not the hospitals or the healthcare system. Many clinicians are facing lawsuits for malpractice or professional neglect.

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Published

2025-02-28

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Lydia A. Corum. (2025). Laws Concerning Negligence of Care in All Wound Care. Emergency Medicine, 11(1), 7–8. Retrieved from https://openventio.us/index.php/EM/article/view/1951

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2025): Volume 11 Issue 1 2025

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