Poor communication between health care professionals may result in patient injuries or fatalities. As reported by the HIPAA Journal, miscommunication most often occurs when staff members change shifts. When caregivers sign off at the end of their shifts, the...
Motorcyclists like you understand that you face a higher rate of risk for physical injury than almost any other driver on the road. This is due to the compact size of your vehicle of choice, along with the lack of outer protection that covered vehicle drivers have....
After suffering from a brain injury, you are likely to experience symptoms that linger. Some may stick around for days or weeks. Others might last years. A few even last indefinitely, stretching out over a person's lifetime. To understand what you will face in the...
The general theory behind premises liability law may seem simple to most people in Williamsport: when one sustains an injury on another's property, the property owner assumes liability for the incident (and responsibility for dealing with any resulting expenses). Yet...
Certain bacteria can be found in a number of places, including in plants, water, soil, and even on your skin. This is true of pseudomonas bacteria, which is usually harmless when a person is in good health. In some cases, pseudomonas bacteria can cause a serious...
You may not enjoy having to stay in a hospital, but you probably feel safe when you are there. You expect the hospital to make you better, but sometimes, it can contribute to you becoming sicker. WPVI-TV explains that one hospital in Pennsylvania had an issue with...
If you sustained a work-related injury that resulted in your temporary or total disability, you undoubtedly received workers’ compensation benefits during your period of healing. Then your doctor released you to go back to work, but only for light duty, not your...
If your chiropractor or health care provider recently told you that you have cervical radiculopathy, you may wonder what it is and how it happened. Is it serious? Is it life-threatening? Can you hold someone accountable? Before you panic, know that while it can cause...
Proper care of infants in hospitals in an absolute must to prevent illness and infection. Without the proper safety measures, there is a chance that infants will fall ill. This is especially true of premature babies, who are often immune-compromised. A pseudomonas...
If you want to take a doctor to court for medical malpractice, you have the burden of proof. Even though, this type of case is a civil procedure, the doctor maintains innocence until you prove otherwise just as if this were a criminal case. The idea of proving guilty...
