Some of the most tragic cases of nursing home negligence involve medication errors. Not just because the error results in a severe injury or death of a patient, but because the errors were indeed so needless. Somewhere along the line from the time the doctors order was written to the time the medication was dispensed—… Continue Reading
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19 Hours In A Hospital Waiting Room… For A Bill
Posted in Medical MalpracticeOn September 24th, Amber Joy Milbrodt injured her leg while playing volleyball. Needing medical treatment, Milbrodt went to the emergency room at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas. After a three and a half hour wait the a nurse provided an initial assessment of Ms. Milbrodt and sent her back to the waiting area. Fifteen hours… Continue Reading
MRI Dangers: Pacemakers And Metallic Foreign Bodies
Posted in Medical MalpracticeA fall or an injury in a nursing home frequently means a referral for a magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the injured area. An MRI uses powerful magnets and radio waves to produce very clear images of the body that are more accurate than x-rays. Not everyone is capable of undergoing an MRI. Because of… Continue Reading