If you or someone you love is going to have surgery, then one of the things your medical provider may talk to you about is anesthesia. Anesthesia helps you sleep during a surgery. It essentially sedates patients, and depending on the type of anesthesia, may render...
Medical Malpractice
Discrimination can be a root cause of medical malpractice
Doctors have the duty to treat patients equally, regardless of their gender, age, race or medical history. However, in practice, there will always be doctors who discriminate whether consciously or unconsciously. These types of discrimination can lead to some patients...
Emergency room visits are more likely to result in malpractice claims
If you have to go to the emergency room, it is likely because you need to be seen by a doctor as soon as possible. However, if you’ve ever gone to the ER and sat for hours on end waiting to be seen, you know how frustrating seeking that help can be. Long wait times...
Just how common are emergency room errors? Why do they happen?
Emergency room errors are surprisingly common across the United States. It’s believed that between 5% and 10% of all emergency room visits are subject to a medical mistake of some kind. With over 100 million emergency room visits a year, that means that there could be...
How someone’s race puts them at risk for medical malpractice
Your race, skin color and nation of origin should have no impact on the way that people treat you. Under the law, everyone should have equal treatment and equal rights without consideration of protected characteristics like race. In the real world, unfortunately, race...
What Is The Risk Of Delayed Diagnosis?
Misdiagnoses affect 12 million patients each year. The fatalities from misdiagnosis complications are estimated to reach around 40 to 80 thousand deaths annually. These national trends in misdiagnoses show explicit biases against women and minorities. These outcomes...
There is no shortage of potential surgical errors
You never want to learn from your medical team that you require any type of surgical procedure. However, should this happen, you need to take the appropriate action in an attempt to get your health back on track. Like most people in this situation, you may have...
How can a doctor’s misjudgment delay cancer diagnosis?
You rely on your doctor’s expertise and judgment to protect your health. When that judgment fails you, though, it can easily delay the diagnosis of serious conditions like cancer. Those delays could allow your condition to worsen while it is left untreated. What might...
Should you ask your surgeon more questions? Yes!
The time may come in your life when you’re faced with the challenge of deciding for or against a surgical procedure. This is a big decision, as it will impact you in a variety of ways (regardless of the path you follow). There are many ways to put your mind at ease,...
Contracting infections in a medical facility is sadly common
People go to the hospital or other inpatient medical facilities to improve their condition and recover from illnesses, not to acquire new diseases. Unfortunately, due to inadequate precautions by staff members or contaminated equipment and facilities, those who stay...