Medical Malpractice

• Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator May Pose More Risk to Young

  Joe Saunders | October 19, 2007 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  According to a Wall St. Journal article, the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis defibrillator may pose more risk to the young than previously thought. The Sprint Fidelis has had problems with its lead wire breaking causing erratic jolts of electricity to the heart. The wire connects the defibrillator to the heart and is supposed to jolt the heart rhythm back into a normal rhythm. However, the device...

• Lawsuit Filed Against Walgreen's for Prescription Error that Led to Miscarriage

  Chrissie Cole | October 19, 2007 12:25 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  A St. Charles County couple has filed a lawsuit against Walgreen's for a prescription error that led to the miscarriage of their own born child. The medical malpractice and wrongful death suit was filed on Tuesday.On March 6th, she went to an O'Fallon Walgreen's with a prescription for Maturna - a pre-natal vitamin. But, the prescription was "negligently and carelessly misfiled" and she ended up...

• MRSA Is a Dangerous Infection!

  Dan Frith | October 18, 2007 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Lauren wrote an article yesterday about a 16 year old boy who lived near our city and died from a MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infection. Today in our local newspaper (The Roanoke Times), another family came forward to tell the tragedy of another child (this time 15 years old!) who died of the same infection. These two reports days apart got me thinking...and worrying! ...

• Medtronics Recall

  Joe Stanley | October 17, 2007 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  The recent medtronics recall demonstrates the many issues that can arise in medical treatment. Errors by medical professionals can combine with equipment failures to cause serious harm. Always investigate any hardware that is being used in a medical procedure. An ounce of prevention is worth the pound of cure.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Drugs, Medical...

• Medtronics recall

  Joe Stanley | October 17, 2007 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  The recent medtronics recall demonstrates the many issues that can arise in medical treatment. Errors by medical professionals can combine with equipment failures to cause serious harm. Always investigate any hardware that is being used in a medical procedure. An ounce of prevention is worth the pound of cure.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Drugs, Medical...

• Infection Control In Medical Facilities

  Lauren Ellerman | October 17, 2007 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Lead story on NBC Nightly News last night www.nbc.com was about a high school boy that died yesterday of MRSA, a staph infetcion he likely picked up in the hospital. The cover our local paper today, www.roanoke.com was the same story. New York Times today, lead with a story on hospital infections. We have had numerous infection control or infection disease cases in long term care facility...

• Walgreens Pharmacy Held Accountable for Prescription Error

  Staff Writer | October 16, 2007 6:33 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  A Coconino County jury awarded one of the largest wrongful death verdicts to the family of a high school coach who died after taking a lethal combination of medications which should never have been dispensed together. The jury found that Walgreens pharmacy should have warned the patient and his physician about the lethal and toxic effects that the pain medications Tramadol and Methadone have...

• Family gets $26M in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Beth Janicek | October 16, 2007 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Jose Bejarano has brain damage due to a botched delivery at a Boston teaching hospital. The family sued due to the doctors' negligence. The boy has brain damage and will never walk or talk. The jury awarded $26.5 million to the family. Mr. and Mrs. Bejarano said that money will allow them to continue Jose's care at home. Jose uses a wheelchair, eats through a feeding tube and cannot care for...

• Medtronic Recalls Sprint Fidelis Cardiac Leads

  Jamie Sheller | October 16, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Medtronic has removed its Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads from the market after several adverse events in patients. Defibrillators are used to monitor the heart rate in patients. If the defibrillator detects an irregular heart rhythm, it sends an electrical shock to the heart to restore normal rhythm. Medtronic has found that the leads are prone to fracture. These fractures may cause the...

• Medical Malpractice in New Hampshire

  Ed Van Dorn | October 16, 2007 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Two years ago, under pressure from the medical and insurance industries and despite efforts by consumer groups, the New Hampshire legislature passed a law requiring all medical malpractice claims to be screened by an allegedly "neutral panel" before the claim could be heard in court. The insurance and medical groups argued that it would provide an efficient, time and cost saving method of...