Drugged Driving Accidents and the Challenges of Measuring Impairment
When a drugged driving accident happens and victims are hurt or killed in the motor vehicle crash, injured motorists or their family members should consult with a New York City injury lawyer for help. Unfortunately, drugged driving accidents are on the rise and, as NPR explains, addressing the problem is difficult because of the challenges […]
GHSA Outlines Plans for Reducing Drugged Driving Risks
Drugged driving has become a serious risk on roads throughout the United States, and drivers impaired by marijuana and other drugs are contributing to a substantial number of fatal accidents, as well as causing many accidents that result in serious injury. If you or someone you love is hurt or killed in a collision with […]
Can I File a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Over Prescribed Medication?
Filing a Birth Injury Lawsuit in New York
Rise in serious medication errors
New York residents may be interested in a report indicating a considerable increase in serious medication errors outside of the hospital setting. The problem is especially serious for caregivers and children, and it is important for anyone taking or dispensing medication to keep in mind some guidelines to reducing the possibility of an error.
Protecting Older Adults From Outdoor Fall Injuries
Fall injuries can be serious for all victims, but older Americans especially could experience devastating injuries if they sustain a fall. Because of the serious risks of falls, property owners are expected to maintain their properties in a reasonably safe manner before inviting any visitors onto their property. The specific obligation that a property owner […]
Techniques address endometriosis misdiagnosis
New York women may be interested in advancements in diagnostic testing for endometriosis. This serious disease effects nearly 10 percent of women of child-bearing age. Symptoms typically include pelvic pain, menstrual cramps and painful menstruation. It has been extremely difficult to diagnose correctly.
Dealing with a Trip and Fall Injury
Should you trip and fall due to unsafe road conditions, you are liable to get compensation for any injury caused from those responsible for creating such circumstances. Proving a Trip and Fall Case As a victim of a trip and fall incident, you must first establish that there was indeed a dangerous and/or unsafe condition […]
Defining a Pedestrian Accident
If you have been injured due to inadequate or badly maintained road conditions while walking down the street, then you can hold the city’s authorities responsible for it and get compensation. However, remember that prompt action must be taken to exert your rights as pedestrian accident claims are time bound. What Constitutes a Pedestrian Accident? […]
Medical Malpractice: Retained Surgical Instruments
Ever heard of the term gossypiboma? Probably not if you haven’t undergone a surgery where your surgeon left a sponge inside your body after closing up. Sponges aren’t the only thing that surgeons leave behind by mistake in their patient’s bodies. Scalpels, needles, forceps, clamps, suction tips, mops, scissors and tubes too, have been known to be left behind.
The malpractice angle
Sure this is an act of gross error or negligence that can jeopardize a patient’s life if severe post-operative infection sets in due to the presence of a foreign body.
It is a critical duty of the entire surgical team to take a full count of all surgical instruments and devices used during the operation and to ensure that nothing is missing. When this important surgical protocol has been violated, the medical malpractice angle surfaces.