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.
neck. 1  that part of a human or animal joining the head to the body, including the part of the backbone between the skull and the shoulders. 2  a narrow part between the head, or end, and the body, or base, of any object: the neck of a violin, the neck of a goblet.