After approximately 40 weeks of pregnancy and finally your newborn arrives, it is devastating news to learn your baby suffered a birth injury. Often, the injury is the result of the negligence of a healthcare professional who took part in the birthing process. If your baby suffered any type of birth injury, you may want Read More
You’ve recently sustained a head injury in a car accident and are now experiencing symptoms. Could your signs and symptoms result from a spinal cord injury? It’s possible – the spinal cord is complex and performs several essential functions; it is also highly vulnerable to injury. The spinal cord is a group of nerve fibers, Read More
When you go to the hospital, you trust that the professionals there will care for you and your loved ones to the best of their ability. However, many medical professionals are overworked and tired, and they may become careless, leading to injuries. Here, we describe some of the most common hospital injuries that individuals may Read More
A fully loaded 18-Wheeler can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds. The damage done to automobile passengers is often life-changing if not fatal when the semi-truck crashes into an ordinary car weighing only about 5,000 pounds. According to the most recent report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in 2020, there were nearly Read More
When you are in a car accident in Kansas, it can be hard to think clearly – especially if you or someone else is injured or your car is totaled. Recovering damages can hinge on what you do immediately following a car crash. If you do the wrong thing, you may lose out on fair Read More
Sharing the road with big trucks can be dangerous. While many semi truck drivers work hard to keep their rigs under control, it takes just a little error to cause devastating, catastrophic accidents. One tire issue can send a big rig into other lanes and the cars that may share those lanes. Here are some Read More
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there are roughly 100,000 medication errors that are reported every year. Countless medication errors go unreported as well. The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy reports that medication errors affect roughly 1.5 million people every year. These errors also incur extra hospital and medical care costs in the Read More
In terms of medical malpractice, misdiagnosis occurs when the doctor assigns the wrong medical condition, illness, or disease to the set of symptoms that a patient presents. Failure to diagnose occurs when the doctor does not offer a diagnosis despite the symptoms presented by the patient. A third area of malpractice is delayed diagnosis – Read More
A never event is a serious malpractice case where the injury is painful, often expensive, and typically completely preventable. Never events are usually caused by negligence and are termed “never events” because they should NEVER have occurred. Examples of Never Events Almost all never events are the result of a medical procedure or follow-up medical Read More
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 59 percent of children under the age of five and not yet enrolled in kindergarten attend daycare. [1] A study that appeared in the Matern Child Health journal in 2013 indicates that 13.9 percent of children in daycare are injured. [2] Both of these sources testify to Read More