Some people are very cool under pressure. In March of 2000, a mom in Oaxaca performed a C-section on herself. After Inés Ramírez Pérez had been in pain for about twelve hours, and almost immediately after she downed three shots of liquor, she used a kitchen knife to...
A Closer Look at Anesthesia Negligence
Anesthesia is an important component of the roughly 60 million surgical procedures which take place in the United States every year. Since anesthesiologists play such a vital role in the surgical care process, they also have a very high duty of care, just like all...
Birth Injuries: Does the HELPERR Mnemonic Really Help?
The HELPERR mnemonic, which is examined below, helps doctors and nurses deal with shoulder dystocia emergencies. If the baby is too big to drift through the mother’s narrow birth canal, the umbilical cord could essentially strangle the baby in about five minutes....
What is Medical Malpractice?
In this context, “malpractice” is another word for “negligence,” which is a lack of care. Doctors, lawyers, accountants, and most other professionals generally have a fiduciary duty. Physicians undergo years of training and patients usually have no medical knowledge...
Obtaining Compensation in a Nursing Home Bedsore Claim
The roots of today’s pressure ulcer claims usually go back to 2015. In that year, Medicaid allowed individual states, including Kentucky, to switch to a Fee for Service model. This program reimburses providers flat rates for certain kinds of services. As a result,...
Mechanically-Assisted Birth Injuries: A Closer Look
In many ways, car wrecks happen before drivers get behind the wheel. A drink or two at a bar could cause a serious crash later. In the same way, many serious birth injuries essentially happen long before the mother reaches the delivery room. Shoulder dystocia (SD) is...
Does the HELPERR Mnemonic Really Help?
Shoulder Dystocia, or SD, is one of the most common labor and delivery emergencies in Kentucky. If the baby is too large to move down the mother’s narrow birth canal and becomes lodged in it, the umbilical cord keeps moving down. The cord could cut off oxygen supply...
Citing Increased Cancer Risk, FDA Recalls Zantac
Federal investigators found high levels of a known carcinogen in some Zantac pills. The Food and Drug Administration urged Sanofli to recall the product, and the manufacturer complied. Testing indicated elevated levels of N-Nitrosodimethylamine, a highly toxic...
Recently Released Documents Shed Additional Light on Defective 3M Earplug Claims
A Florida federal judge recently unsealed some documents in a defective 3M earplug lawsuit. These documents cast 3M in a decidedly negative light. 26-year-old veteran Gabriel Thompson suffers from chronic ringing in the ears. He said it was “ridiculous” that he has to...
What You Should Know About Nursing Home Falls
Briefly, falls cause most nursing home stays. And, falls extend most nursing home stays. Fall injuries are the leading cause of nursing home admissions. Additionally, roughly two-thirds of residents slip and fall at least once during their stays. Most of these victims...
