Highway 641 North Truck Underride Accident Injures a Kentucky Driver
KFVS Channel 12 reported that on February 3, 2017 a 55-year-old Kentucky driver, Keith Brown, was injured when his vehicle rear-ended a semi-truck and trailer on Highway 641 North in Kentucky. The accident happened near Max Hurt Drive while the semi-truck was stopped at a red light. Mr. Brown’s vehicle was partially pinned under the…
Read MoreSorin Stöckert 3T Heater Cooler Devices are Endangering Heart Bypass Patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently telling cardiologists and hospitals that heater-cooler devices used during heart surgery pose risk for serious medical complications. The dangers exist because many of these devices may have been contaminated in the manufacturing process. The risks include life-endangering infections, weight loss, fatigue, unexplained fever, aches, and…
Read MoreThe ABA Stands with Patients: HR 1215 is Dangerous
The American Bar Association has more than 400,000 members, and it one of the largest voluntary organizations in the world. When the group takes a stand, it does so knowing that it has the power of nearly half a million people behind it. That is why this letter from Thomas M. Susman, Director of the…
Read MoreAccording to the Nurses, the ER Doctors at Akron City Hospital Are “Out of Practice” and “Unprepared”
If you are in the midst of a medical emergency, you should go to the emergency room – but not the one at Akron City Hospital, according to nine Registered Nurses on the staff. In an interview with the Akron Beacon Journal, one on-staff RN said “I’m astonished by how much [the USACS physicians] don’t…
Read MoreWhat the Sorin 3T Contamination Debacle Means for Infected Patients
We recently wrote about the Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler System, a medical device used in invasive open chest surgeries that was the subject of a recent investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency found that the device had been contaminated during the manufacturing process with a devastating type of bacteria know as…
Read MoreDelayed Cord Clamping
For many years, it was common practice for obstetricians and midwives to clamp and cut the umbilical cord immediately after a baby’s birth. Based on results of research regarding the benefits of delayed cord clamping, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) now recommends that clamping of the cord be delayed at least one…
Read MoreInfant Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Birth Injuries
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) is a catastrophic medical condition that occurs during childbirth. It happens when the brain and other organs suffer damage due to a lack of blood or oxygen. It is a common enough condition that birth doctors should anticipate it and take the necessary steps to prevent it. Hypoxia refers to the…
Read MoreH.R. 1215: Congressional Tort Reform Designed to Destroy Your Rights
We’ve spoken quite a bit about tort reform in the past, and the dangers it poses to victims of serious personal injuries and medical malpractice. We’ve fought it in the state legislatures in Ohio and Kentucky, when such bills came up, and we’ve fought it in the court of public opinion, too. Limiting a victim’s…
Read MoreThe Cost Of A Life: Historic Verdict In Pitocin Birth Injury Case Is Justified
After four years, justice has been served for Ohio couple Nicole Welker and her partner, Justin Brinkley. The couple gave birth to a son in 2012, but complications during the labor left baby Justinian with “cerebral palsy and catastrophic disabilities” according to the lawsuit. After spending two years contending with the realities of Justinian’s care,…
Read MoreWho Pays Your Medical Bills When An Uninsured Driver Causes Bodily Injury?
It’s a situation that pops up far more often than we like to think. A sudden impact, the tinkle of glass, the dust settling from a recently deployed airbag; if you’re lucky, your vehicle’s crash protection systems worked flawlessly, reducing your risk of serious injury. Unfortunately, that’s not always the reality; fully one-third of all…
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