Administering the Wrong Medication to the Patient can Constitute Medical Negligence
Negligence while Prescribing Drugs
Medical Malpractice Involved in Gastric Bypass Surgery
Gastric bypass surgery is a medical procedure practiced to offer long term relief to sufferers of morbid obesity. Though a beneficial process it is associated with dangerous complications including death. Few patients may have to undergo repeated surgeries to correct the complications developed after initial surgery.
Nerve Injuries Due to Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice Causing Nerve Damage
Organ Punction or Performation
New York Organ Punction or Performation Malpractice Causes of organ perforation When an organ’s wall gets completely penetrated during surgery, it is characterized as an organ perforation. Perforations are commonly the result of medical negligence and surgical errors, and may sometimes involve an equipment malfunction too. Other complications and pathological conditions in the body, diseases, […]
Retained Surgical Instruments (RSI) and Medical Malpractice
A common medical malpractice in the surgical field involved retained surgical instruments in the patient’s body after surgery. This act of negligence can result in critical complications for the patient, causing severe pain, infection, and/or death.
Steps to protect patients at risk of wandering
There is an increased risk of older and senior patients with various types of dementia wandering off from hospitals and special care facilities, putting them in danger of being injured. Assisted-living and other medical facilities in New York can implement four measures to protect and prevent at-risk patients from wandering.
Is New York City Pedestrian-safe?
How safe are Pedestrians in New York? New York City pedestrian accident fatalities are more disturbing. The rate of pedestrian deaths due to automobile collisions is far more than the national rate. As per New York City’s Department of Transportation reports, 52% of city’s traffic deaths are due to pedestrian deaths. Around 67% New York […]
Slip & Fall Accidents need not Defeat Your Peace & Happiness!
Slip & fall accidents in New York City Slip and fall accidents happen every day in New York City. Even though the victim gets back on his/her feet in most cases, the long-term effects of the injuries are life-altering. Neck injuries, back strains, hairline fractures in feet or toes are common injuries that strike slip […]
New York Eye Injury Attorneys can Show You the Way
Injuries to the eyes An injury to the eye can happen in many ways. Flying shrapnel in a road accident can hit the eye and damage the lens. Eye ball can be damaged and injured in a direct and violent blow. The tissues surrounding the eye, the cavity around the eye ball and the nerves […]
Possible Complications in Gastric Bypass Surgery
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