Speeding can absolutely cause car accidents, but warnings about that sometimes fall on deaf ears. If you tell someone that breaking the speed limit increases the chances that they’ll crash, they may just tell you that they trust their own skills as a driver or that...
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When items are left behind in surgery
It sounds almost unimaginable: A surgeon is alleged to have left a foreign body inside of a patient. Typically, it will be a surgical sponge, but surgical instruments and other items have also been left inside and the patient stitched closed. These cases don’t end...
Reluctant to sue? It could still be the right option for you
It’s normal to be reluctant to sue a medical provider after you’ve been injured. People, yourself included, largely understand that doctors and other medical providers are human and do make mistakes. If they’re willing to admit fault try to fix those mistakes...
Time-out procedures protect both you and your doctors from harm
Medical safety analysts invest significant time in reviewing adverse patient outcome data. They rely on their analysis to devise strategies that doctors can use to minimize the chances of a patient unnecessarily suffering harm. These safety analysts came up with the...
Be prepared for the impacts of spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injuries can impact your life in a variety of manners. Whether this injury is caused by a vehicle crash, a fall or medical malpractice, you should ensure that you’re prepared for the possible impacts that come with it. Weight gain or loss Spinal cord...
Medication errors can be made with IV-administered drugs
Medication and prescription drug mistakes can be easy to overlook at first. They might cause your treatment not to work. You could have an allergic reaction that no one can explain. Sometimes, however, prescription mistakes can have catastrophic consequences for...
Deadly medical mistakes far more common than often assumed
Do you assume that medical mistakes happen rather infrequently and that most doctors tend to do a good job during most of their cases? If so, you’re definitely not alone. Most people do think of major medical errors -- especially fatal ones -- as infrequent events....
Pharmacy errors are real: Don’t get complacent
It’s easy to believe that your pharmacist will do everything by the books, but this line of thinking could have a negative effect on your health and well-being. Prescription drug errors come in many forms, including the following: Filling the wrong prescription: You...
A bad blood draw or injection can do permanent damage to your veins
Medical professionals train so that they can easily and accurately insert a needle into someone's vein to draw blood or give a drug without damaging the nearby tissue. Unfortunately, not all medical workers are as skilled as they ought to be when it comes to...
Doctors should be responsible about pain management drugs
Opiate painkillers have been around for over a century, although their cousins, synthetic opioid painkillers, are newer medications. Both of these families of drugs offer substantial pain management for those with severe or chronic pain. Unfortunately, they can also...