Courts previously have ruled that the EMTALA statute is not violated if an emergency medical condition is mistakenly missed after performing a medical screening exam, or if screening procedures are insufficient to diagnose a medical condition; but negligence or malpractice laws would apply.
Image of a Herzogskrone, the heraldic crown of a Herzog. Herzog is a German hereditary title held by one who rules a territorial duchy, exercises feudal authority over an estate called a duchy, or possesses a right by law or tradition to be referred to by the ducal title. The word is usually translated by the English duke and the Latin dux.
1. a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other. 2. one of a series of such turns, as in a line. 3. proceeding or formed in a zigzag: zigzag stitches. 4. in a zigzag manner. 5. to make (something) zigzag, as in form or course; move in a zigzag direction.