FAQs about Pedestrian Accidents and Personal Injury Claims
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4,735 pedestrians in the United States were killed in traffic crashes in 2013. This averages to one pedestrian death related to a crash every 2 hours. In addition, over 150,000 pedestrians visited emergency departments for injuries sustained in non-fatal car crashes. According to statistics, pedestrians are […]
Amputation Resulting from Negligence and Medical Malpractice
According to statistics, nearly 2 million people live with limb loss in the United States. The main causes of loss of limb are peripheral arterial disease, diabetes, and other vascular diseases, which make up for 54%, trauma which makes up for 45% as well as cancer, which accounts for 2%. Every year, about 185,000 amputations take place in the US.
Pressure Sores and Medical Malpractice
According to pressure sore statistics from the US Department of Health and Human Services, 2.5 million patients are affected by bed sores each year in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that in 2004, 159,000 residents of nursing homes had pressure sores. Pressure sores cost $9.1 to $11.6 billion each year in the country.
FAQs about Workers’ Compensation
According to a report issued by US Bureau of Labor Statistics in the year 2015, roughly 2.9 million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported by employers in the private industry – at a rate of 3 cases per 100 full-time employees. If you have been injured at your workplace, contact us for help in […]
FAQs about Car Accident Insurance Claims
Every year, the average number of car accidents in the United States is 6 million. Over 90 people across the nation die in a car crash every day and 3 million people are injured as a result of car accidents. Approximately 2 million drivers each year involved in auto accidents sustain permanent injuries. In 2015, […]
Misdiagnosis of Alzheimer’s and Medical Malpractice
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, over 5 million people in the United States are affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Although it is commonly known to affect people aged 65 and older, up to 5% of those diagnosed have early onset Alzheimer’s.
Mortality rates better with women doctors
A recent study published by JAMA Internal Medicine sheds some light into how the gender of a doctor may play a role in the quality of health care for patients in New York and across the U.S. The information suggests that patients treated by female physicians have a greater chance of living after being discharged from a hospital. Additionally, the study revealed that patient deaths are higher when they are treated by male doctors.
Pacemaker Implant Complications and Legal Claims
In the past two decades, the number of people in the United States getting pacemaker implants has increased significantly. There are 225,567 people with internal cardiac pacemakers, making it the country with the highest number of patients with this implant. A study found that between 1993 and 2009, there were close to 3 million people in the U.S. who had a pacemaker implanted.
Study: elderly patients with female doctors have better results
Many people who are in need of medical care don’t notice the difference of care if their doctor is a man or a woman. As people age, the degree and frequency of care increases, and it becomes very important that the elderly patient receives the best care possible.
BROOKLYN: Seven People Injured In Escalator Accident at Target at Atlantic Terminal Mall in Fort Greene
SEVEN PEOPLE INJURED IN CHAIN REACTION FALL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (December 20, 2016) – Seven people were injured in a chain reaction after one person fell down a malfunctioning escalator, according to ABC News. Police are saying that the stationary escalator suddenly sped up rapidly throwing the first person into several others. Two people were […]