Posted on May. 21st, 2012 | in Brain Injuries, News
A 62-year old patient was treated at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) for bleeding of the brain, and it is alleged that the doctors treating him were guilty of a number of medical mistakes that led to the man dying. Though the family of the deceased filed a medical malpractice claim against UPMC… read more
Posted on May. 18th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
We’ve mentioned several times how communication errors contribute greatly to medication mistakes made in prescribing and administering the drugs. Now it is believed that cell phone communications may contribute to such medication errors as well. To begin with, a voice on the cell phone is not always clear and can result in miscommunications taking place…. read more
Posted on May. 15th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
Pennsylvania residents may take for granted that no mistakes will be made when one undergoes a routine surgical procedure. Unfortunately, such procedures are where most medical errors actually take place. A 17-year old high school student’s death occurred after a wisdom tooth surgical extraction. While the surgery took place the girl’s heart rate decreased likely… read more
Posted on May. 11th, 2012 | in Birth Injuries, News
A jury verdict of $78.5 million was rendered in Pennsylvania concerning the birth injuries leading to cerebral palsy. The injuries that led to this malady came about possibly because of an 81-minute delay before a cesarean section was performed. It appears that the child was deprived of oxygen during labor and such a complication could… read more
Posted on May. 8th, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
The fear of diagnosis failure a particular medical condition may lead doctors to overly prescribe certain treatment or medications. Though ultimately doctors should have sufficient training and expertise to need not worry about such concerns, the large number of medical malpractice cases filed in Pennsylvania and elsewhere indicates this is not always the situation. Seeing… read more
Posted on May. 3rd, 2012 | in Brain Injuries, News
The United States Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving a former soldier who suffered severe brain damage due to a surgical error that occurred during a routine procedure performed at a military hospital. The soldier was admitted for appendicitis. However, when he stopped breathing while an appendectomy was being performed the staff inserted… read more
Posted on May. 1st, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
A recurrent problem has occurred in a Pennsylvania hospital resulting in patients being administered too much medication. Such a medication error led to two patients receiving approximately ten times more medication than was prescribed. Only a few months ago the same facility was suspected of providing three patients an overdose of pain medication while using… read more
Posted on Apr. 26th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
Most patients trust that careless mistakes will not be made by their medical providers while they are on the surgical table. Happily, patients in Pittsburgh are more fortunate in this regards than certain other areas in the nation. Just recently, a surgical error that took place in a southern state may have resulted in ongoing… read more
Posted on Apr. 24th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
We’ve written before about how so many medical and medication errors occur due to miscommunications between staff members. Another important part of communication often overlooked is communication between medical staff and the patient. Especially in large cities like Pittsburgh, emergency room staff will often be placed in the position of treating patients that do not… read more
Posted on Apr. 19th, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
A nationally renown treatment center is being sued for the death of a 20-year-old patient while he was under treatment for bulimia and alcoholism. When complications arose in his treatment, the facility transferred him to another center, where he suffered from cardiac arrest and died. The boy was transferred from an Arizona sober living home to the Morningside Recovery… read more
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