Patient diagnosed as 'not actively suicidal' hangs self.
Hospital Law's Regan Report › Vol. 46 Nbr. 6, November 2005
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Patient diagnosed as 'not actively suicidal' hangs self.
CASE ON POINT: Petit v. Dowell, 2005 WL 1907101 S.W.3d -TX
ISSUE: Does an ER physician have responsibility for the suicide death of a patient whom he has treated 36 hours before the suicide? The answer may depend on many factors. CASE FACTS: Twenty-one-year-old Lance Dowell was taken by Sheriff's Deputie...See the full content of this document
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