Many people describe emergency rooms as "controlled chaos." That may be true, but it's in the chaos where mistakes can occur. Five to 10 percent may not seem like many mistakes, but when you consider that approximately 100 million emergency room visits happen each...
Month: November 2017
Securing medical records after wrongful death
There is nothing easy about suddenly and unexpectedly losing a loved one. The deceased individual's loved ones can face significant hardship after the passing, both emotionally and financially speaking. Although a wrongful death lawsuit may succeed, bringing a...
Failure to diagnose allegedly led to child’s death
There are a number of medical conditions that can befall an individual at any given time. When one of these injuries or illnesses strikes, Texans rely on competent medical professionals to make an accurate and timely diagnosis and also to provide the proper treatment...
When is a C-section necessary?
One of the most efficient ways to prevent harm from occurring in the medical field is to provide quick and accurate care to patients. Oftentimes on this blog we discuss how a failure to diagnose, or a delayed diagnosis, can pose a serious risk to unsuspecting...
How is the medical field trying to prevent medication errors?
When a serious medical condition befalls an individual, he or she often must turn to a comprehensive treatment plan. This plan may include surgery and medication. As we have often discussed on this blog, the success of these treatments is usually dependent upon...
Some pregnancy conditions put the mother’s life at risk
Pregnancy is often a wonderful time in the lives of expectant parents. As you wait for the arrival of the newest addition to your family, you may marvel at the changes your body is going through. Not all of the changes that happen to a woman's body during pregnancy...
Negligence can cause this life-threatening illness
When you enter a Texas hospital to undergo surgery, you know you are at risk. You also assume that the medical care providers who will be tending to your needs will keep your best interests at heart and conduct themselves according to the highest level of accepted...
Failure to diagnose appendicitis can be deadly
There are a number of medical conditions that can pose a serious risk of harm to patients when they are not quickly and accurately diagnosed. Most medical professionals should be, and are, aware of these conditions and how to spot them and treat them effectively....
