Personal injury involving pedestrians: What is the legal course of action?
In metro areas like the New York City, pedestrian injuries are fairly common. In spite of the city’s efforts to reduce traffic accidents and pedestrian injuries, New York City holds a record number of traffic and pedestrian accidents. Pedestrian injuries can happen due to many other reasons too—like an approaching stairway that is often missed, […]
Legally Targeting a Defective Product Manufacturer
You have purchased a brand new electric rice cooker but as soon as you operate it, you receive an electric shock. The second day, your hands were a little wet during the operation of the rice cooker, and you receive an electric shock that made you roll over the floor while the cooker gets thrown […]
Can You Sue if Your Child is a Victim of Prescription Drug Malpractice?
A report published by the Institute of Medicine in 2013 revealed that approximately 98,000 patients die in US hospitals every year due to medical malpractice. One such malpractice is related to the administration of wrong medicines to child patients.
Medical Malpractice Associated with Misdiagnosis
When a patient discovers that a doctor failed to diagnose a serious health condition on time- which led to disastrous consequences for the patient-whether in the hospital or in the doctor’s chamber, the patient has the right to sue the doctor. The key consideration in a medical malpractice lawsuit related to misdiagnosis is whether there is an identifiable lack of qualification on the part of the doctor. Another angle may be “medical negligence.” which can lead to more serious legal proceedings against the doctor.
Medical Malpractice Law Dealing with Anesthetic Toxicity
Although anesthesia is crucial for surgical success, an overdose of anesthesia can lead to life-threatening conditions for a patient. The anesthetists are usually expected to be knowledgeable about the various types of anesthesia, the required dosage, and the rates of injection-for the anesthesia to work accurately during surgery.
Difference in medication error rates between RNs and LPNs
New Yorkers might be interested in a new study about nurses working in nursing homes. The study compared medication reconciliation errors made by licensed practical nurses and registered nurses.
When respiratory conditions are really asthma
New York residents may be interested to know that according to a study done by researchers at GlaxoSmithKline, nearly 33 percent of patients diagnosed with a respiratory disease may have in fact had asthma. Failing to diagnose asthma in patients in a timely manner could result in future complications for patients or even death. Data was collected from 2,090 patients who completed the European Community Respiratory Health Survey.
Sharp fall in malpractice awards against anesthesiologists
New York residents may be aware that the amount of damages associated with medical malpractice cases involving anesthesiologists can sometimes be significant. When anesthesia is not administered correctly, patients can be left in the nightmare situation of being aware and able to feel pain yet not capable of moving or alerting operating room staff of their situation. Researchers with the National Practitioner Data Bank studied malpractice lawsuits involving anesthesiologists between 2005 and 2013, and they found that the compensation paid in these cases fell significantly during this period.
The Rules Pertaining to Hand-Propelled Vehicles
When most of us think safety, we don’t think about hand trucks or carts. Regardless, New York labor law does have some specific provisions built into its code to manage how these sorts of tools are used, in an effort to protect workers. Tool safety is a vital part of work safety, and the two […]
Personal Injury: Head and Spinal Injuries
If you happen to be injured in a motor vehicle, you ought to seek immediate medical as well as legal assistance with your first priority to make sure that no added injuries happen. This done, the next step is to consult a New York personal injury lawyer. If head and spinal injuries result from the […]