The future of recorded surgical procedures
Although negative outcomes can be among the risks one faces during surgery, most patients expect to survive their procedures without serious or fatal results. Still, some patients may worry about these risks as they prepare. New York legislators have proposed a bill requiring the presence of cameras in operating rooms based on the case of a 19-year-old woman who experienced both respiratory and cardiac arrest after anesthesia errors occurred. A similar bill has been proposed in Wisconsin because of an anesthesia error that led to the death of a 38-year-old woman.
Safety Considerations at Intersections
We tend to think of pedestrian intersection accidents in very simple and specific ways: If a driver operates a motor vehicle in an irresponsible way and hits a pedestrian because he or she wasn’t looking out for people crossing the intersection, the driver is responsible for the injuries sustained by the pedestrian. However, in reality, […]
Was the Company Truck Properly Maintained?
In any kind of heavy vehicle accident, people tend to look first at the driver. Was the driver under the influence of any substances, legal or illegal? Did he or she have too much to drink before an accident? What was his or her mood like at the time of the accident? Did anything big […]
Maternal death rate on the rise
It might be nerve-racking for pregnant women in New York to know that the maternal mortality rate in the United States has increased since 1990. In every 100 live births prior to the 1930s, almost one woman died from related complications. This rate had steadily declined by 1987 to fewer than eight maternal deaths out of 100,000 births. Between 1990 and 2013, however, 18.5 women out of 100,000 giving birth died.
My Building Floor is Always Wet!
Prior to speaking with a personal injury lawyer, some injury victims have a mistaken belief that every case is relatively the same and simply having evidence of injury automatically triggers compensation. However, victims should understand that resolving such issues is not as easy as they may think. There are many factors involved in the context […]
Do I have a Valid Medical Malpractice Case?
If you think that you or a loved one has been the victim of negligence by a physician, you may claim compensation for your losses and suffering by filing a medical malpractice case. By nature, a medical malpractice case is complicated and time-consuming.
What do I have to Prove in a Medical Malpractice Case?
Medical malpractice lawsuits can stretch on for days on end if you don’t have all the pieces of evidence-documents, testimonials, medical reports, and the bills-ready and strung together in a watertight case. Knowing what you have to prove in a case helps you gather relevant evidence and improves your chances of obtaining a desirable outcome.
What to Include in the Documents Dossier for Your Medical Malpractice Attorney
If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice, you might want to discuss the incident with a qualified attorney who can put together a convincing case and improve your chances of obtaining the compensation you deserve. But before you head to the attorney’s office, here’s a list of documents that you should ideally carry to help him judge the merit of your case and provide sound advice:
No Flares? How Insufficient Lighting Leads to Accidents
It might seem like a casual detail, but safety lighting is critically important in many accident cases and even more important in motorcycle accidents. At the beginning of dusk, as daylight starts to fall away, such conditions can cause dangerously low-lit sections of roads. The issue compounds as twilight unfolds, which is why at some point, law enforcement officers who see vehicles without headlights on will often stop the vehicles and cite the drivers. The danger is even worse after dark where without proper lighting, serious accidents can result. As difficult as it can be to see motor vehicles at night, without proper lighting, it’s even more difficult to identify motorcycles. Many drivers just don’t have the peripheral vision for these smaller vehicles and find it hard to see them on the road. However, adequate safety lights can work effectively to clue oncoming drivers that there is an obstacle on the road. People almost always respond to these professionally-designed types of lighting — flares or proper electric lights — because they’re bright enough to appear prominently and mark a path for traffic. Consider the following section from a New York statute that applies to large vehicles. It is an excellent example of why warning lights are so important and how the state of New York views them as a common-sense precaution for different types of roadway emergencies: “Every omnibus having a seating capacity of more than ten passengers, every truck having a maximum gross weight in excess of twelve thousand pounds and every combination of tractor and trailer operated upon a public highway shall carry emergency lighting equipment…flares of the type used by railroads, flaring candles, torches, lanterns or red emergency reflectors…in front of and in the rear of the vehicle for at least eight hours. No red emergency reflector shall be deemed adequate within the meaning of this subdivision unless it is of a size and type approved by the commissioner.”
Is Trash Dangerous? Another Reason to go “Zero Waste” in NYC
It’s a well-established idea that most people don’t think about where their trash goes once they’ve disposed of it, and individuals without connections to the waste industry usually will not spend a lot of time contemplating the intricate relationships between humans, retail and commercial systems, and the physical waste created in urban areas. We do […]