Whenever anesthesiology is involved in a medical procedure, the patient should be informed that there is always some level of risk involved. When we are under general anesthesia, doctors are typically using a combination of inhaled and intravenous drugs to put us in a sleep-like state. As common as it sounds, anesthesiology is a serious …
Every year in the United States, there are as many as 9,000 people who die because of a medication error, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH). The NIH estimates that medication errors affect some 7 million patients per year, with a staggering healthcare cost that exceeds $40 billion annually. As patients, we need to …
In a health emergency, we are often willing to make exceptions on the qualifications of the person who jumps in to offer life-saving actions. We are all familiar with situations where an untrained hero jumps in to save a life with a Heimlich maneuver or CPR. That being the case, when we go to a …
Preventable medical errors are a leading cause of death in the United States. Researchers at Johns Hopkins estimated that medical errors lead to more than 250,000 deaths per year, which would make medical error the fourth-leading cause of death in the U.S. That is more deaths due to medical error than motor vehicle accidents (43,458), …
If your family experienced the loss of an elderly loved one due to abuse or neglect in their nursing home, you could be entitled to financial compensation. Filing a wrongful death lawsuit against a nursing home is a complex legal matter. It can also be an emotional one for your family, which can make hiring …
Every year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) receives more than 100,000 reports of suspected medication errors. A lot can go wrong between the time a medication is chosen until the time that it enters the body. From the terrible handwriting of the doctor to the way-too-busy nurse to the inexperienced new pharmacy employee, …
When someone is at fault for a loved one’s death in Maryland, surviving family members can typically file a wrongful death case against them. If the case settles successfully, it will help the family recover from the various financial and abstract losses accrued due to their loved one’s passing. However, you may also wonder how …
It might surprise you to learn that medical errors are the third-leading cause of death in United States, according to a study by Johns Hopkins. Healthcare professionals are generally professional, dedicated, and caring people, but humans make mistakes. Making their job harder is the for-profit system of healthcare in the United States, in which the …
(and it’s not COVID) Hospitals and nursing homes are experiencing a deadly staffing crisis, but COVID is not solely to blame. Certainly, the latest omicron mutation of COVID has exacerbated worker shortages across many industries, but experts believe that the pandemic is merely exposing a health care staffing problem that already existed. As with many …
What You Need to Know: Studies have shown that popular baby formula products, such as Enfamil & Similac, can cause a fatal disease in newborns called NEC. NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis) causes intestinal damage that can lead to serious health issues, including death. Baby formulas that contain cow milk are among the products that can cause …
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