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EDGARTOWN: 13-Year-Old Teenage Boy Critically Injured In Accident After Falling Out of Moving Tour Bus on Herring Creek Road near Atlantic Drive

Robert Wolff July 29, 2016

BUS MANUFACTURER AND/OR BUS OWNER MAY BE LIABLE FOR TRAGIC ACCIDENT EDGARTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS (July 29, 2016)  A teenage boy from New York was injured when he fell out of a moving bus that had been converted from a school bus, according to Vineyard Gazzette. The teenager was with a group of other people that were visiting from Camp Greylock. Police are saying that the boy fell from an emergency exit window on the bus in the Katama section of Edgartown. Somehow the window became unlatched in an apparent malfunction. Police are still trying to figure out what caused the window to come open. The boy was flown

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Understanding the bladder condition of interstitial cystitis

Gary Silverstein July 29, 2016

New York residents may be interested in learning more about a troublesome bladder condition known as interstitial cystitis or “painful bladder syndrome.” While many people, including physicians, are unfamiliar with the condition, it is a disease that affects roughly 3 percent of women and 1 percent of men throughout the world. However, because many people who suffer from interstitial cystitis are often wrongly diagnosed, the numbers could be significantly higher.

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HOWELL: George Miecke Critically Injured In Car Accident After Garbage Truck Amputated His Leg When It Backed Over Him At The Cherry Tree Plaza Office Park

Robert Wolff July 29, 2016

GARBAGE TRUCK COMPANY MAY BE LIABLE FOR TRAGIC ACCIDENT HOWELL, NEW JERSEY (July 28, 2016)  An 82-year-old was critically injured after a garbage truck ran over his leg and amputated it in the process, according to NJ.com. Police say that the man suffered severe injuries in addition to losing his leg. The garage truck was backing up outside of the Cherry Tree Plaza office park by Route 9. There was an outpouring of grief and support on Facebook following the accident where the injured man was identified as George Miecke. Authorities have not been able to identify the driver of the trash truck that ran over the man. Emergency

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(UPDATE) HOWELL: George Miecke Seriously Injured And Loses Leg In Trash Truck Accident Outside Parking Lot In Cherry Tree Plaza Office Park

Robert Wolff July 29, 2016

TRASH TRUCK COMPANY MAY BE LIABLE FOR ACCIDENT HOWELL, NEW JERSEY (July 28, 2016)  A pedestrian was critically injured outside of the Cherry Tree Plaza Office Park when a garbage truck driver recklessly backed over him and amputated his leg, according to NJ.com. Facebook users have been able to identify the man that lost his leg in the parking lot as George Miecke. There was an outpouring of sympathy and support for the man. Rescue workers rushed to the scene of the pedestrian crash and were able to save the man by applying a tourniquet to his leg. George Miecke was taken to the Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune

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Do rehab hospitals harm more than help?

Robert Wolff July 28, 2016

Rehab hospitals are a place for rest and recovery after surgery or injury. Patients expect a healing environment as they recover from knee replacement surgeries, strokes and other procedures. According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), however, almost one-third of Medicare patients in rehab facilities suffered harm due to the care they received.

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Death of young child shows danger anesthesia poses to children

Robert Wolff July 26, 2016

When a child dies, it’s always a tragedy not only for the parents but for the community as well. But when a child dies because of someone else’s negligence, grief is oftentimes accompanied by anger and the gut-wrenching question, “Could anything have been done to prevent the tragedy?”

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NEW BRUNSWICK: Robert Veras-Toribio and Kelvin Lantigua Killed In Car Accident On Freeway Route 18 After The Vehicle Crashed Into A Guardrail and Fell Into the Raritan River

Gary Silverstein July 25, 2016

CITY MAY BE LIABLE FOR FATAL ACCIDENT FOR INSTALLING INADEQUATE RAILING NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY (July 25, 2016) – A 22-year-old man and his 21-year-old passenger were killed in a car accident after their car pierced through a guardrail and went into the Raritan River  while the vehicle was traveling down the freeway on Route 18, according to CBS News. Authorities have been able to identify the two men that died as Robert Veras-Toribio and  Kelvin Lantigua. Emergency medical workers rushed to the scene of the crash in order to try to rescue the men from the car submerged in water, but they were later pronounced dead. Police are

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MANHATTAN: Jose Fernandez Killed In Freight Elevator Accident at La Reguera Dominican Store In Washington Heights

Gary Silverstein July 25, 2016

BUILDING OWNER AND/OR ELEVATOR INSTALLER MAY BE LIABLE FOR FATAL ACCIDENT MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (July 24, 2016) 

A 43-year-old employee at a Washington Heights variety store has died in a tragic freight elevator accident near 552 W. 182nd Street, according to the New York Post. Authorities have been able to identify the man that was killed in the accident as Jose Fernandez. Fernandez also by the nicknames “Morenito” and “Flaco.” The employee was loading boxes onto a lift at  La Reguera Dominican when it suddenly pulled the man upward and pinned him to the ceiling. Emergency medical workers tried to save him, but he was later pronounced dead.

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BROOKLYN: Construction Worker Critically Injured After Falling Cinderblock Struck Him In The Head At Work Site In Ocean Hill

Robert Wolff July 24, 2016

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY MAY BE LIABLE FOR TRAGIC CINDERBLOCK ACCIDENT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 24, 2016)  A 44-year-old construction worker was seriously injured when a cinderblock fell on his head Friday afternoon, according to NY Daily News. The accident happened in Ocean Hill by Eastern Parkway near Dean Street. The construction site employee was transported to the Brookdale University Hospital with head trauma. Two construction workers have died this year in accidents. Authorities have still not been able to identify the man that was injured. HELPING THOSE IN NEED BY RAISING AWARENESS If you or someone that you know has been affected by this accident, we will gladly help

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Health care industry improves disclosures about errors

Robert Wolff July 23, 2016

Surgical patients in New York hospitals certainly dread the possibility of errors during a procedure. A changing attitude about disclosing mistakes to patients, however, could result in them hearing about mistakes more often. Commenting about the challenges of informing patients, a professor of health policy, management, medicine and surgery said that physicians also endure negative emotions about their mistakes. Communicating them to patients is a challenge.

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