Several studies have looked at the effects of the drug on treating seizures and nerve pain. Nerve Pain After Shingles. Several studies have evaluated the effectiveness of gabapentin for treating nerve pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia. People who took the drug experienced less pain, compared to those not taking it.
EMTALA. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) was included in the COBRA legislation of 1986. It was promulgated to combat the discriminatory practice of some hospitals transferring, discharging, or refusing to treat indigent patients coming to the emergency department because of the high cost associated with diagnosing and treating these patients with emergency medical conditions.
The essential provisions of the statute are as follows: Any patient who comes to the emergency department requesting examination or treatment for a medical condition must be provided with an appropriate medical screening examination to determine if he is suffering from an emergency medical condition.o. To some extent, of course, the obligations of EMTALA and of a State's substantive tort law are coextensive. EMTALA does impose an affirmative obligation to conduct an assessment and to provide treatment, even when State law may not have so required.