Prescription Drug Malpractice Infers Failure of Healthcare Provider to Extend Competent Care
Medical malpractice in hospitals and healthcare facilities happens more frequently than you might imagine. A malpractice may occur in the form of failure to diagnose a specific condition, delay in diagnosis, misdiagnosis, and failure to provide appropriate medical attention, improper administration of drugs, equipment failure, and several other ways.
Retained Surgical Instruments (RSI) can Potentially Destroy a Patient’s Health
Surgical instruments get retained when a surgeon or a member of the surgical team forgets to remove a surgical device used inside the patient’s body during surgery. These devices can include sponges, scalpels, clamps, needles, and several other items used during the procedure.
Site Debris – An Unnecessary Risk
Some of the biggest injury risks for construction workers on active projects can actually be pretty small. One excellent example is the issue of site debris — a small hazard that can nevertheless add up. During any number of work processes, site debris and scraps of material start to accumulate. Masonry workers can scatter bits of […]
Look Out Below: Standards for Multi-Story Work
Sometimes, construction injury cases can be built around how a work area is set up. The bigger and more complex the workspace is, the more diverse kinds of risks workers can be exposed to. A primary example is the issue of multi-story work. It’s not extremely uncommon for construction projects in New York City to […]
Misdiagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia common
New York fans of Robin Williams may have heard that after the actor’s death, an autopsy revealed that he suffered from a condition called Lewy Body Dementia. It is caused by a buildup of protein deposits in the brain, but due to the nonspecific nature of its symptoms, it is often misdiagnosed. This was the case with Williams, who was misdiagnosed with Parkinson’s disease three months before his death.
Loss of Consortium Can Be a Big Deal
Injury victims rarely think about loss of consortium when they are consulting lawyers, but it is one of the tools commonly used to negotiate fair settlements from defendants. Loss of consortium and other lifestyle factors are not as concrete as, for example, the costs of medical bills; but they are in many cases quantifiable enough […]
Just a Little Uneven: When “Jerry-Rigging” a Scaffolding Gets Extremely Dangerous
Setting up scaffolding is inherently risky and without specific safeguards and correct procedures, it really leaves workers exposed to a variety of real work hazards. New York officials understand that, and that’s why they’ve included some specific scaffolding laws in the state’s labor laws to help benefit those who do the tough jobs for which […]
Concerns about new mammography standards
New York physicians and patients may be surprised at recent changes to the breast cancer screening standards recommended by the American Cancer Society. The announcement has received varying reactions related to the changes. For example, the society now recommends that women over the age of 55 receive mammograms every two years. Those who have average risk factors from ages 40 to 44 are not advised to obtain mammograms. Further, the society indicates that breast exams performed by physicians are not necessary.
When Slip and Fall Injuries Lead to Back Problems
Back problems are an epidemic for the American population. Millions of Americans suffer from different kinds of back problems due to factors like diet and lifestyle, traumatic impact, bone degeneration and other kinds of wear and tear on the spine. But treatment and diagnosis for these types of conditions tends to lead to rather high […]
Filing Personal Injury Claims for Compensation
A Neck Injury can be Traumatic Blunt forces can traumatize one of the most important regions of the human body – the neck. Such trauma can grievously impact the discs in the cervical region, muscles, & ligaments, the cervical spine in the neck region. Neck injury victims may suffer damage to nerves or soft tissue […]