If you have any kind of medical condition, there’s a whole line of people involved in your care -- and that includes your pharmacist. Just like any other medical professional, pharmacists can make mistakes. When they do, innocent people can end up seriously injured --...
What can you do if your doctor isn’t listening?
When you go to the doctor and try to explain what is wrong, do you feel like they actually listen to you? Or do they just rush in, listen for five seconds, make a rushed decision that you don’t actually trust, and then head on to the next appointment? Doctors are...
Common medical mistakes can lead to malpractice
Patients need to be aware that several things can go wrong during a stay in the hospital. Those errors could have serious consequences for both patients and health care providers alike. Medical malpractice is a serious issue that affects many people in the United...
What are your first legal steps for a medical malpractice injury?
If you live in the Terre Haute region and believe medical malpractice injured you, an Indiana injury lawyer can help you file a successful claim. Although these claims are relatively common, it is usually unwise to proceed without legal guidance. What is medical...
Can time-out procedures minimize the chance of surgical errors?
Surgery is scary. After all, you have to totally trust your medical team -- and your surgeon -- not to make any mistakes while you're under the knife, and mistakes in the operating room are far too common. Recent research has shown that doctors' performance of...
Never write off a birth injury as as “expected”
You've likely met someone with either shoulder dystocia or cerebral palsy before, and you may have assumed that these medical conditions were genetics-related, since they are present from birth. They're not. They are two examples of birth injuries that may occur due...
Is dehydration a sign of nursing home negligence?
If you have a loved one in a nursing home, one of the things to keep an eye on is how much they’re drinking during the day. The staff at the nursing home should be monitoring their fluid intake regularly, because dehydration can cause serious complications and even...
Smartphones have become a distraction for doctors
How often have you been looking at your phone when you suddenly realized someone had been talking to you, but you were too distracted to catch what they said? Or, perhaps you’ve seen news articles about distracted driving -- with texting and driving leading the way --...
Retained surgical items are a leading cause of malpractice claims
One cause of medical malpractice claims is when a patient finds out that a surgeon has left an item behind inside them after a surgery. Items that don’t belong inside the patient following a surgery should never be left behind inside them, but it does happen. There...
Pharmacy errors: Things every patient should know
When you think about medical malpractice, you probably think about emergency room mistakes, surgical errors and primary doctors that miss the signs of a serious illness. You probably don’t think about your pharmacy. However, pharmacy errors are a huge source of...
