Childbirth Injuries and Medical Malpractice
According to a study in 2006, every year, medical errors in the United States cause harm to roughly 1.5 million people across the country. Each year, approximately 28,000 babies are born with birth injuries. According to Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) data, the highest number of birth injuries is caused by the use of forceps or vacuums – 160.5 deliveries out of every 1,000. It is also revealed that over a period of one year, almost 157,700 injuries that are potentially avoidable are sustained by mothers and babies during childbirth.
Post-Partum Hemorrhage and Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice is one of the most serious problems in the United States, falling behind only cancer and heart disease as the number one cause of death in the country. According to a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article, there are as many as 225,000 deaths caused by medical malpractice every year. These can be divided into different subcategories:
Prostate cancer and diagnostic challenges
A large number of men in New York will develop prostate cancer as they get older. Some of those men will not be diagnosed before the cancer has spread.
Computer-assisted medication systems not a cure all for errors
When a person checks into a New York hospital, a friend or relative should go along to monitor medications and watch for mistakes. That is the advice from a representative from Leapfrog, a nonprofit organization that rates hospitals on safety. Medical errors, which include medication mistakes, have been identified as the third most common cause of death in the United States.
Construction Site Falls Are a Major Concern
A 62-year-old construction worker was killed recently when he fell from an East Harlem building that was undergoing repairs. The man had been replacing roof gutters when he fell from the top of the six-story building. There were permits for repairs to be performed at the East Harlem building; however, those permits were for renovation […]
New York Crane Collapse Sheds Light on the Dangers Associated With Cranes
On a recent snowy and windy day in New York City, construction workers were attempting to bring down a crane’s boom for safety reasons. The construction crew was worried about 20 MPH winds and wanted to lower and secure the crane. The crane had a 565-foot operating arm and was massive, capable of lifting 330 […]
How to Report Your Car Accident
According to the Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT), every year, close to 1.3 million people meet with fatal ends in road accidents all around the world. This accounts for a daily average of 3,287 deaths. In the United States, there are more than 37,000 road crash deaths every year. Another 2.35 million in […]
Wrongful Amputation and Medical Malpractice
According to a 2014 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2012, there were over 29 million, 9.3%, people in the United States with diabetes; 1 in 4 does not know that they have the condition. Of the 29+ million, 21.0 million were diagnosed while 8.1 million were undiagnosed. 1.7 million people over the age of 20 were newly diagnosed with diabetes (this was in 2012).
Vision Zero Improvements in Queens
Pedestrian accidents can change lives forever. Attorneys at a New York personal injury law firm who represent crash victims see firsthand how devastating it can be to family members when a pedestrian is killed by a motor vehicle accident. Preventing deadly crashes and collisions that result in serious injury is essential so lives are not […]
Reasons to consider a mesothelioma specialist
New York patients who are diagnosed with mesothelioma may want to think about switching to a specialist. Mesothelioma is a complex form of cancer, and in some cases, a person might benefit from working with a doctor who has experience treating the disease.