According to research, surgical errors occur more than 4,000 times a year in the United States. A study published in the Journal of Patient Safety, suggests that between 210,000 and 440,000 patients who visit hospitals for treatment succumb to some form of preventable harm that leads to a fatal end. Not impressive but it is enlightening.
There is no question that one of the most exciting yet singularly stressful times in lives of parents are the hours, minutes and even seconds leading up to the birth of a child. That’s because most are acutely aware of everything that can go wrong during labor and delivery.
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), about 600,000 LASIK vision correction procedures are performed every year in the United States. If you look at the information provided by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, LASIK eye surgery has an impressive success rate and 96% of patients achieve 20/20 vision or better after undergoing this type of surgery.
A recent study conducted with help from a New York radiologist has demonstrated that breast MRIs are susceptible to major error when they are performed while the patient is in the wrong position. The researchers say that MRIs should be done while the patient is in the supine position, also known as lying face-up, so that they can have the best opportunity for successful surgical results.
Summer is a time of fun and adventure, but it also brings with it plenty of opportunity for accidents and injuries. With the Fourth of July celebrations during this season, the number of people who sustain injuries due to various accidents increases significantly. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, an average of 230 fireworks-related injuries occurs near and on the Fourth of July. An estimated 10,500 injuries involving fireworks were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments in 2014. Other summer accidents include bicycling and swimming accidents. According to CDC in 2013, more than 900 bicyclists were killed and an estimated 494,000 emergency department
According to a report released by the CDC, traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a major cause of disability and death and responsible for nearly 30% of all injury deaths in the United States. Each day, close to 138 people in the country meet fatal ends due to injuries that include TBI.
The medical community here in the U.S. was rocked by the recent publication of an eye-opening report in the BMJ, formerly known as the British Medical Journal, which made some altogether astonishing findings concerning our nation’s rate of preventable medical errors.
MUNICIPALITY MAY BE LIABLE FOR INSTALLING INADEQUATE RAILING PORT REPUBLIC, NEW JERSEY (June 28, 2016) – Two men from New York were killed in a tragic single vehicle car accident after their vehicle went through a guardrail, down an embankment and into a marsh, according to NJ.com. (map) Authorities have been able to identify the two men that died as Darryl Thomas from Brooklyn and Zachary Pearce from Jamaica New York. New Jersey State Police indicated that the accident happened around Milepost 48.6. According to an early investigation by police officers, the driver of the Nissan Maxima was in the left lane when for reasons unknown he lost control
MTA BUS May BE LIABLE IN ACCIDENT QUEENS, NEW YORK (June 28, 2016) – A New York Fire Department Truck crashed into an MTA Bus in an accident that injured 14 people and two firefighters by the intersection of Ditmars Boulevard and 21st Street, according to NBC New York. A dozen passengers on the MTA Bus had to be rushed to Elmburst Hospital after the collision. The Fire Department Truck was responding to a fire that was approximately one mile away and its lights and sirens were on. One witness said that the driver of the MTA bus did not stop for the NYPD truck and instead
TORRINGTON STATE PARK MAY BE LIABLE IN ACCIDENT TORRINGTON STATE PARK, CONNECTICUT (June 27, 2016 ) – A 4-year-old boy died in a tragic drowning accident after swimming in Burr Pond in a roped-off-area, according to patch.com. Authorities have been able to identify the boy that died as Edison Batista from the Bronx, New York. Edison was found dead at 4:45 PM during a time when there should have been a lifeguard on duty. Lifeguards at the park are supposed to remain on duty until 6:00 PM on Sundays. However, environmental officials remain unsure if there were actually lifeguards on duty at the time of the swimming accident at
