$ 4.4 million dollars was awarded to a South Carolina family because a girl died after sustaining injuries at birth. Apparently the baby was in fetal distress and the physicians did not act quickly enough. As a result, the girl suffered from cerebral palsy. Proper monitoring of fetal monitor strips and recognizing dangereous situations is very important for a physiican to live up to the required standard of care in the medical community. Although Maryland has a cap on what is called non economic damages, a life care plan for an injured infant at birth can reflect significant monetary damges just to take care of the baby for life. Learn more about Cerebral Palsy & Medical Malpractice.
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A quadriplegic was recently awarded damages in the amount of $ 2.2 million by a New York judge because he developed bedsores while recovering from a spinal cord injury. Apparently the staff at a hospital failed to regularly turn the man over during his stay in the hospital. The bedsores had to be closed surgically. As a result, the quadriplegic could not participate in required physical therapy for his other injuries. Unfortunately, bedsores are often found in nursing home situations because of inadequate staffing or training.
If you or loved one has a claim because of bedsores resulting from improper medical attention, call one of our attorneys for a free consultation.
A recent study suggests that blood
that is stored for more than 28 days before being used for transfusion
may be more susceptible to infection. The study which included the time
period between 2003 and 2006 indicates that people who were transfused
with blood older than 28 days were twice as likely to develop
pneumonia, urinary tract infections, heart valve infections, sepsis and
other infections.
A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed in Texas resulting from
alleged hospital negligence. The allegations suggest that a 3 year old
girl had a corroded lithium battery stuck in her nose and the hospital
failed to take an x-ray of the noseat the initial emergency room visit
and also sprayed medicines up the nose that caused the battery to leak
acid into the nose.
There is increasing evidence that MRI scans could pose safety issues for consumers who use nicotine or other drug delivering patches according to the Food and Drug Administration. Apparently, small metal fragments are in several of the patches and can become heated during the scans which creates significant risks of burns. The FDA has issued several alerts about this potential complication. If you are having an MRI make sure to be very careful about any metal that has been inserted in your body from prior surgery or any foreign material attached to your body for any reason. As helpful as an MRI can be as a diagnostic tool, it can also pose significant safety risks depending on circumstances.
There has been an alarming increase in the number of children contracting ear, nose and throat infections caused by drug resistant MRSA (methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. A recent study in the Archives of Otolaryngology suggests that between 2001-2006 children suffering from this infection have more than doubled which is a very troubling finding. This could pose a very dangerous public health concern for the future. If a loved one has an infection and you think a physician is minimizing the seriousness of the infection, quickly seek a second opinion to make sure the proper treatment regimen is followed. If you think a family member has been serious injured because of the failure to properly diagnose or treat MRSA, please consult one of our medical malpractice lawyers.
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A jury in Nevada recently awarded 2.5 million to a family of a woman who died after a doctor failed to diagnose her with colon and rectal cancer. There was testimony in the case that the woman had a 97 % chance of survival if a timely diagnosis had been made by her medical providers. This was supposedly the highest medical malpractice award in the state of Nevada since 2004. Colon cancer is one of the most treatable of cancers if caught early enough and treated properly.
If you or one of your loved ones are diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer and you have reason to believe the diagnosis should have been made much earlier than it was by you treating physicians, please call one of our medical malpractice attorneys for a free consultation. All of our fees are contingent upon the outcome of the case. If we are not successful on your case, there will be no fee.
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Florida has recorded a death in MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) as a result of failure to diagnose and treat the MRSA promptly. Apparently, a wrongful death lawsuit( http://www.foranlaw.com/resources/maryland-injury-lawyer/death-cases.html ) has been filed over the death of the man. MRSA is an infection caused by the above referenced bacteria. This strain of bacteria is resistant to many of the typical medicines used to treat this condition. Typically most staph infections start as red bumps that can quickly turn into life threatening infections. The leading causes of the antibiotic resistance includes the unnecessary use antibiotics, germ mutation, the age of the person that gets infected, body contact sports, sharing towels or athletic equipment and working in a health care facility. Physicians will diagnose MRSA by taking a sample of the infected area and allow the sample to grow in a culture. If MRSA is detected, the physician will likely start antibiotics and drain the abscess. It is imperative that the infection get treated as soon as possible. Be sure to see a physician should you develop symptoms that could be a staph infection.
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