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Tag Archives: civil law

Traumatic Brain Injury or Mental Illness?

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Child Abuse, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, DUI, General Medical, Homicide, Mitigation, Psych/Mental Health, UncategorizedBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

TBI and Mental Illness What if a defendant commits a crime because of being affected by either an acute brain injury or an acquired or inherited brain disease? This is called the “brain defense.” In…

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Medical Records Review: Abbreviations

Civil Law, Criminal LawBy Tara Godoy

The last thing I want to cover is abbreviations. Reading a doctor’s handwriting alone is hard enough, and it is so much harder if it’s filled with unknown abbreviations. It is literally impossible to understand…

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Medical Records: Complications & Procedures

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Malpractice, Mitigation, Surgical proceduresBy Tara Godoy

For more information on the hospital course, other documents to look for include: Operative reports: These are generated if the patient undergoes any surgeries, and a separate report will be generated for each operation. Look…

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Medical Records Review: Emergency Dept.

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Emergency Department, EMS, MalpracticeBy Tara Godoy

When performing a medical records review, if you’re looking for a list of injuries, as you commonly are in criminal law, you will look at the emergency department (ED or ER) reports and/or the ambulance…

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Medical Records: Where to Start

Civil Law, Criminal LawBy Tara Godoy

If you’re looking for the “story” of how the patient entered the hospital and what happened while he/she was there, go to the Discharge Summary (Caution: This is different than the Discharge Instructions, which are…

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Godoy Medical Forensics Gets Around

Company Events and UpdatesBy Tara Godoy

 I have spoken at a number of conferences and seminars this year, as well as some online presentations. April: Medical Record Review for the NDIA conference in San Diego. June: Medical Record Review for Death…

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Godoy Medical Forensics Knows Their Stuff

Company Events and UpdatesBy Tara Godoy

Currently we stand strong at 7 RN’s and 4 MD’s. Our nurses have a variety of backgrounds and live across the nation. We brought on 2 new testifying nurses – one is a sexual assault…

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Godoy Medical Forensics is Social!

Company Events and UpdatesBy Tara Godoy

We are active on social media and use that format to educate attorneys and investigators through our blog posts and about medical topics relating to law. Don’t miss out – pick one or pick them…

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Godoy Medical Forensics Educates!

Company Events and UpdatesBy Tara Godoy

I’m so excited to announce that my Medical Record Workshop is now available online!!! It is a go at your own pace intensive workshop that includes 4 case studies and is eligible for 4 hours…

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Hip Dislocation: Legal Implications

Civil Law, Emergency Department, Malpractice, Surgical proceduresBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

When considering taking legal action for possible medical negligence related to delayed reduction in a traumatic hip dislocation, there are many factors that need to be considered. There are other causes of avascular necrosis. Examples…

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Avascular Necrosis

Civil Law, Malpractice, Missed Diagnoses, Surgical proceduresBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

It has been shown that the risk for vascular complications is significantly higher if a dislocated hip is not able to be reduced within 6 hours after the initial injury. A more positive prognosis also…

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Traumatic Hip Dislocations

Emergency Department, Malpractice, Surgical proceduresBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Traumatic Hip Dislocation A dislocation of the hip occurs when the femur bone is displaced from the socket of the pelvic bone. A traumatic dislocation is not an injury that occurs easily. It requires a…

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