Posted on Mar. 22nd, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
One great area of concerns for all patients concern surgical site infections due to surgical errors. Though there has been a decline of infections in Pennsylvania hospitals that have cropped up during a patient’s hospital stay, such infections remain a major concern as nearly 99,000 patients across the country die every year due to this… read more
Posted on Mar. 19th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
In a five year period in Pennsylvania, more than 500 medication errors occurred while an in-house pharmacy was closed. Many pharmacies have gone to on-site 24-hour services, but safeguards still need to be in place to prevent mix-ups in medications from occurring. It is important that patients do not use medications incorrectly that can result… read more
Posted on Mar. 15th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
In Pennsylvania a doctor does not require a license to dispense of medication. Yet it is a great concern that doctors are provided with too much authority to directly provide medicine to patients without any safeguards to prevent a medication error. Studies have shown that such medication errors often occur due to a miscommunication between… read more
Posted on Mar. 12th, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
All Pennsylvania expectant parents are concerned that their child be born healthy. This is in part why doctors are more frequently being taken to task for failing to diagnose Down syndrome during prenatal screenings before the child is born. A couple was recently assured following such a screening that their child appeared healthy. The child… read more
Posted on Mar. 8th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
A pharmacy provided children with breast cancer medication rather than fluoride pills. Though the type of medication probably will not lead to adverse effects from taking of the incorrect medication, nevertheless this was a medication error that should never have occurred. Unfortunately, this type of error has occurred in Pennsylvania as well. It is believed… read more
Posted on Mar. 5th, 2012 | in Birth Injuries, News
Pregnant women from Pittsburgh need to be aware of risks that occur when medical providers give epidurals during labor. There can be adverse effects to the epidural analgesia provided while a mother is in labor that lead to spiked fevers in the mother and oxygen deprivation for the newborn child. Resultant birth injures from such… read more
Posted on Mar. 1st, 2012 | in Brain Injuries, News
The administration of anesthesia can result in all sorts of errors including brain trauma, and Pittsburgh hospitals must always take care during any surgery to insure brain injury or death does not occur. Many such errors were preventable if instructions and procedures were in place for emergency staff that could easily have been understood and… read more
Posted on Feb. 27th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
Many medical malpractice claims occur during routine care or surgical procedures rather than during more complicated aspects of care. Medical care providers often do not implement procedures concerning such care and mistakes are made or vital aspects of care are ignored. A patient diagnosed in a burn center in Pittsburgh with severe burns and gangrene… read more
Posted on Feb. 25th, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
It is very important for medical professionals to not commit diagnosis-related negligence when providing care to patients. When a medical professional negligently fails to properly diagnose a patient, it can result in a patient suffering great harm. Sadly, diagnosis-related negligence can sometimes even result in a patient’s death. Recently, a verdict was reached in a… read more
Posted on Feb. 23rd, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
It can be very harmful when a medical professional commits negligence while performing a surgical procedure on a patient. Thus, it is very important for medical professionals to act properly when providing surgical care. No patient should have to have his or her health and/or life put at risk because a medical professional acted negligently… read more
Request a Free Consultation
* All Fields Required