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Monthly Archives: June 2011
An eye for an eye-paintball injuries
Are your children or grandchildren running around shooting each other in the face? It sounds bizarre, but paintball enthusiasts do just that. The American Journal of Ophthalmology is warning that the sport can cause severe and “visually devastating” eye injuries, … Continue reading
Posted in High risk behavior, Personal injury
Tagged eye injuries, paintball eye injuries, paintball injuries
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Sexual Assaults at VA Hospitals
Changes in patient demographics present unique challenges for VA in providing safe environments for all veterans treated in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. GAO (Government Accountability Office) was asked to examine whether or not sexual assault incidents are fully … Continue reading
Posted in hospital medical negligence, Medical malpractice lawyers, Patient safety, Psychiatric issues, what is medical malpractice, what is medical negligence
Tagged hospital medical negligence, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice lawyers, rape at VA hospitals, sexual assaults at VA medical centers
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Handoffs and Lack of Communication in Hospitals
The Joint Commission, which accredits most hospitals in the US and many abroad, consistently identifies communication as the number one cause of medical errors. Healthcare providers are increasingly becoming aware of the opportunities for information to get lost during handoffs. … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, hospital medical negligence, Patient safety, what is medical malpractice, what is medical negligence
Tagged communication between doctors, handoffs, hospital medical negligence, hospitalists, miscommunication in healthcare, what is medical malpractice, what is medical negligence
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Nursing malpractice: what could go wrong?
These examples represent some of the cases I have seen as a legal nurse consultant: * the hospitalized patient who was alert, oriented, and ambulatory until the nurse administered an inappropriate dose of Morphine, resulting in a serious overdose; * … Continue reading
