The good, the bad and the ugly: A look at fetal heart rate monitoring
In hopes of helping medical professionals identify problems faster, a number of technological advancement have been made over the last few decades. One of these advancements is the fetal heart rate monitor.
How Uber’s Self Driving Cars are Endangering Pedestrians and Bike Riders
Pedestrians and bicycle riders are vulnerable road users because they are harder to see than cars, trucks, and other vehicles. If a pedestrian or bike rider is hit by a vehicle, the walker or biker also does not have the protection of vehicle safety equipment surrounding him. Serious or even fatal injuries are likely to […]
Dog Bite Incidents and Laws in New York
According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention, over 4.7 million incidents involving dog bites occur each year in the United States. Of these many million people, about 800,000 of them will seek medical attention – 50% fall under the bracket of children – while 386,000 will require immediate emergency medical care. In 2015, there […]
FAQs about Aviation Accidents and Personal Injury in New York
According to statistics, the number of fatalities per million flight hours is 12.25. The survival rate of passengers on a fatal airplane crash is 24%. When it comes to causes of fatal airplane crashes, pilot errors (weather, mechanical and others) make up a total of 53%, while mechanical failures make up 20%. Other causes include […]
Shopping Mall Accidents and Personal Injury in New York
Between 1990 and 2010, 11,000 under-18 children were treated in hospital emergency departments for injuries sustained from amusement rides at shopping malls, restaurants, and arcades. 73% of injuries that were caused by amusement ride accidents at shopping malls resulted from a child falling in, on, off or against the ride which was often because of […]
FAQs about Amusement Park Accidents in New York
As per a report issued by the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were close to 8,800 people injured in amusement parks in the United States in 2006. These numbers only reflect those injuries that were serious enough to require emergency department treatment in hospitals, which means that the total number is actually higher. An […]
Personal Injury Claims in New York for Food Poisoning and Contamination
According to statistics, there are 76 million food-related illnesses each year in the United States and 325,000 food-related hospitalizations annually. About 5,000 people die every year in the US due to food-related illnesses. Of these, annual deaths, about 1,800 are caused by salmonella, Listeria, and Toxoplasma while unknown agents cause 3,200 deaths each year. While […]
Hemochromatosis Misdiagnosis and Medical Malpractice in New York
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1 million people in the United States suffer from hemochromatosis. Another statistic reveals that 1.5 million people in the country live with undiagnosed hemochromatosis, which is approximately 1 in 181 people.
LASIK Eye Surgery and Medical Malpractice in New York
According to the Diederich Healthcare’s “2014 Medical Malpractice Payout Analysis,” medical malpractice payouts in 2013 increased to $3,733,678,100, an increase of 4.7% in 2012. Payouts in 38 states increased in 2013 compared to the payouts the previous year.
Legal FAQs about Cerebral Palsy in NYC
According to statistics, an estimated 764,000 children and adults in the United States manifest one or more of cerebral palsy symptoms. The CDC reports that roughly 10,000 infants born each year in the US hold the risk to develop cerebral palsy.