CDC needs to recognize the extent of deadly medical errors
A professor from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine wants people in New York and nationwide to know about the risks posed by medical errors. To promote better research about the problem, the professor wrote to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The letter urged the CDC to account for deadly medical mistakes because recognition could open up grant dollars for research aimed at improving patient safety.
If you’re injured at a music festival
With summer at full tilt, many New York City residents are making time to participate in music festivals around the city and region. Of course, anyone who’s been to a music festival can tell you that even the most professionally staged events have plenty of room for things to go wrong. It is rare that any festival makes it all the way through the event with no injuries at all, and in some cases, a particularly serious accident could lead to devastating injuries to a number of festival-goers.
Drowsy Driving and Teen Accident Risks
Teenage drivers have minimal driving experience and sometimes make unsafe driving decisions, putting themselves and others at risk of involvement in an auto accident. When teen drivers cause collisions to occur, a New York City car accident law firm can represent victims involved in crashes who are hurt by these teens. Unfortunately, young motorists may […]
Failure to Diagnose and Medical Malpractice
FAQs on Medical Malpractice in New York and Filing Lawsuits
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, an estimated 2,449 medical malpractice cases were disposed of by jury or bench trial in general jurisdiction state courts in 2005 throughout the United States. Approximately 99% of these trials were decided by a jury.
Filing for Compensation for Hospital Negligence in New York
Surgical Errors in New York that Result in Medical Malpractice
Anesthesia Errors in New York and Compensation
According to a Johns Hopkins University study, “never events”, or events that should never happen in surgery, occur at least 4,000 times each year in the United States.
New analysis shows that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the US, resulting in at least 250,000 deaths each year. This means that 10% of all deaths in the country are due to preventable medical errors. Anesthesia errors in New York, are one of these preventable medical mistakes.
An anesthesia error is a mistake that an anesthesiologist, doctor, or other medical professional makes during surgery. This error could be too little anesthesia, too much anesthesia or any other mistake that can be made due to lack of proper care.
Common Medical Errors Made by Doctors
Medical Malpractice Arising Out of Nursing Negligence
While medical malpractice is more often than not attributable to physicians, surgeons, and even pathologists, it is also commonly seen that medical malpractice arising out of nursing negligence happens in the best of hospitals and clinics from time to time.