explains to other doctors what was the cause of death and what treatments were given to try to cure the person. As I understand it, these meetings had two purposes --- one to check to see if the dead person had good care and to educate other doctors about the condition that killed the person. First of all, tell me if those meetings take place and then is it possible for a family member to get a copy of the "report" --- the summary of the meeting?
2006-11-18 19:28:41 · 9 answers · asked by Bluebeard 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
i work in trauma icu and i've never heard of such a thing.
take an educated guess-the only way i can see this happening is if the attending dr talks to the specialists that were assigned to the patients case. for example, if a person comes into the hospital due to a car accident-then a trauma dr (a doctor that specializes in traumatic injuries) would be assigned as the primary dr to take care of that patient. if this person has heart or lung problems then a cardiologist and pulmonologist would be assigned to also provide care.
all of these doctors might discuss the patients death to determine direct cause.
the other reason a meeting like this would take place is if the patient was in what we call a "teaching hospital" (like mine is). these are the hospitals that doctors that are going to school do there residencies in. if the patient the student doctor is taking care of passes away, then the patient's case might be used as a way of teaching other student doctors.
this information is not accessible to family members b/c it is used for teaching purposes and is not related directly to the patient's care.
2006-11-18 19:38:06 · answer #1 · answered by prncessang228 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meetings take place only in the case of an unusual death. These are private reviews for the sake of education and fact finding. Family can not attend. Not even all doctors can attend.
2006-11-19 03:39:13 · answer #2 · answered by OU812 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you're talking about M&M (Mortality and Morbidity) conferences. I've only seen them in teaching hospitals; it's just for training purposes. There won't be a report or summary, and the general public can't attend.
2006-11-19 14:55:24 · answer #3 · answered by GI tech 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been a hospital RN for 13 years and have never heard of such meetings.
2006-11-19 03:53:15 · answer #4 · answered by Bill B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some might. can't speak for all hospitals since they have different policies. you can apply for a copy of your records while you or who ever it was that passed away. but in that case it might have to be the next of kin. when i was in the hospital for a month i called to ask and they faxed over an application for a copy of my hospital records.
2006-11-19 03:40:55 · answer #5 · answered by Jody SweetG 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't think this happend outside of the TV show.
There is a death certificate for that purpose and they are a matter of public record
2006-11-19 03:34:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe in some hospitals but not the ones i am familiar with.
2006-11-19 03:33:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry babe i dont think they do. however you can go and ask any thing and by law they have to tell the family and if they dont or give INFO that is not true then get ready to get a lot of money.
2006-11-19 03:37:18 · answer #8 · answered by Sam 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never heard of this.
2006-11-20 06:38:11 · answer #9 · answered by Morning Glory 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋