Surgical never events are alarming and significant errors that should never occur during surgery. Unfortunately, they do occur, which causes considerable harm to patients. These mistakes are so egregious that they're often considered preventable with proper care and...
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Can delivery delays cause birth injuries?
The birth of a child is a joyous occasion for any family, but it can also be a time of great anxiety and uncertainty. When a baby is born with a birth injury, the parents are often left wondering what went wrong. Let’s explore the relationship between delivery delays...
How can you guard against medication errors?
Medication errors happen so easily. Fatigued doctors write down dosages with a decimal point in the wrong place. Distracted pharmacists pick up the wrong bottle by mistake when filling a prescription. A harried nurse delivers medication meant for Patient A to Patient...
Medical workers can make dangerous mistakes with IV drugs
Most major medication errors that occur involve some kind of human error, so many people assume that patients are the ones who make the most medication errors. After all, someone taking multiple prescriptions could easily mix up their medications or forget to take a...
Proving wrongful death in a medical malpractice claim
If you have lost a loved one due to medical malpractice, you may be wondering what your next steps are. A wrongful death lawsuit is often the best way to get justice for your loved one and hold the negligent party accountable. However, proving wrongful death can be...
Risk factors that could lead to shoulder dystocia in newborns
If you ask most expecting parents whether they are hoping for a boy or a girl, many will respond with a hope for a healthy child, period. Anticipating the birth of a child holds the potential for so much joy and love, and it is also rife with worry over what could...
Did your doctor hurt your health with an inaccurate diagnosis?
Doctors have a wealth of resources at their disposal. If they work for a major medical practice or have admitting privileges at a local hospital, they may have access to all kinds of advanced imaging technology like CT scans and MRIs. They can hire a laboratory to...
What kinds of surgery mistakes happen the most?
Surgery is one of the most dangerous medical procedures a patient can undergo. Even outpatient surgeries that do not require anesthesia could have life-threatening complications for a patient. As you might expect, surgeons complete an extensive education to ensure...
Doctors are busy. How can you get them to listen to you?
It’s no secret that doctors seem always to be busy. As a patient, this can be frustrating. Your health issue is very important to you. If the doctor barely listens to you for all of five minutes before running on to the next appointment, are you sure you’re getting...
What signs of neglect or abuse do you need to be on the lookout for at your loved one’s nursing home?
Ask anyone, and you'll likely find that they either know someone or have heard of someone who has suffered medical neglect or outright abuse in an assisted living facility or nursing home. Sexual assaults, slips and falls, medication errors and infections are some of...