Action in the event tent! Medical-legal issues facing the volunteer event physician.

Context: Physicians need to consider medical-legal issues when volunteering their time to assist with community mass-participation and athletic events. This article also reviews medical-legal aspects of the volunteer physician's out-of-state practice. Seven cases illustrate the importance of expertise and planning to avoid legal issues for the volunteer event physician.

Compare display schemes for lung nodule CT screening.

This study investigated the relative efficiencies of a stereographic display and two monoscopic display schemes for detecting lung nodules in chest computed tomography (CT). The ultimate goal was to determine whether stereoscopic display provides advantages for visualization and interpretation of three-dimensional (3D) medical image datasets. A retrospective study that compared lung nodule detection performances achieved using three different schemes for displaying 3D CT data was conducted.

Characterization of radiologists' search strategies for lung nodule detection: slice-based versus volumetric displays.

The goal of this study was to assess whether radiologists' search paths for lung nodule detection in chest computed tomography (CT) between different rendering and display schemes have reliable properties that can be exploited as an indicator of ergonomic efficiency for the purpose of comparing different display paradigms. Eight radiologists retrospectively viewed 30 lung cancer screening CT exams, containing a total of 91 nodules, in each of three display modes [i.e.

Cardiovascular emergency preparedness in recreation facilities at major US universities: college fitness center emergency readiness.

Recent American Heart Association/American College of Sports Medicine (AHA/ACSM) guidelines advocate preparticipation screening, planning, and rehearsal for emergencies and automated external defibrillators in all health/fitness facilities. The authors evaluated adherence to these recommendations at 158 recreational service departments in major US universities (51% response rate for 313 institutions queried). Many made their facilities available to unaffiliated residents, with 39% offering programs for those with special medical conditions.

Medical-legal issues of mild traumatic brain injury.

Numerous concussions/mild traumatic brain injuries occur each year during athletic participation by a variety of athletes not only in the United States but around the globe. A variety of standards-type statements have been developed by various athletic and sports medicine groups that can be used to improve and standardize the diagnosis and treatment of these injuries. These standards can also be used to assist practitioners in sports medicine clearance for participation and return-to-play decisions.

Practice Guidelines Take Center Court.

In brief An unintended result of practice brief guidelines, meant to codify and streamline high-quality patient care, is their role in the courtroom: to attack or to defend the delivery of medical care to athletes. Researchers predict that patients' attorneys will make greater use of practice guidelines in malpractice claims. The best tactic sports medicine physicians can use to prevent claims is to become familiar with and adopt applicable practice guidelines.