Emergency Medicine (A&E) Expert Witnesses

Emergency medicine covers the assessment and treatment of patients presenting to emergency departments (A&E) with acute illness or injury. This may include major trauma, fractures, chest pain, breathing difficulties, sepsis, neurological symptoms and critical illness. McCollum Consultants provides independent emergency medicine expert witnesses for clinical negligence, personal injury and other medico-legal matters. Depending on the case and the expert's experience, opinion may cover triage, investigations, diagnosis, treatment and resuscitation. In addition, an expert may comment on clinical deterioration, causation, condition and prognosis. Review the emergency medicine experts below to identify a specialist whose experience matches the instruction. Emergency Medicine Expert Witness FAQs What types of cases can an emergency medicine expert witness assist with? Cases may involve major trauma, fractures, sepsis, cardiac arrest, head injury, breathing difficulties or other acute presentations. In addition, some specialists cover paediatric emergencies, pre-hospital care or critical illness. The right expert will depend on the presentation and clinical issues involved. What medico-legal issues can an emergency physician expert witness address? Depending on their expertise, an emergency physician may comment on triage, assessment, investigations, diagnosis, treatment and resuscitation. In addition, opinion may address standard of care and breach of duty. Where appropriate, it may also cover causation, deterioration, condition or prognosis. How do I find the right emergency medicine expert witness? Send McCollum Consultants a brief case summary and the main clinical issues requiring opinion. We can then help identify an emergency medicine specialist whose experience is appropriate to the instruction.