The coroner phones to advise that a patient seen in your emergency department later died at home from a myocardial infarction. He was a 35-year-old man who presented with epigastric pain and was discharged by one of your junior registrars. You review the notes and decide your department needs a protocol for patients with epigastric or chest pain.
List three (3) hospital personnel you would notify of this event.
(Marked out of 3.0)
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List five (5) important aspects of the case you would investigate.
(Marked out of 5.0)
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List four (4) points to cover when informing the registrar involved.
(Marked out of 4.0)
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List eight (8) steps involved in developing the protocol.
(Marked out of 8.0)
/ 8
Total Score: 0 / 20
Percentage: 0%
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