Posts tagged death or injury

• Misdiagnosis and Wrong Diagnosis by Doctors Cause 40,000 Deaths Each Year

  Wayne Parsons | August 16, 2009 2:10 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Why don't doctors talk about this statistic? Forty thousand patients dead _ each year _ because of a medical error. Does America have the finest health care system in the world? We have a lot of...

• Motorcycle Deaths of Soldiers Returning From Iraq Spurs Biker Training Effort By Army

  Wayne Parsons | August 21, 2009 3:22 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Mari-Ela David (bio | email) of KHNL News reports on some of the most encouraging news regarding motorcycle riding in Hawaii this year in her story from Wahiawa today. I have written many...

• Please Mr. President, Don't Sacrifice the 7th Amendment To Get Health Care Reform - That Is The Old Way Of Washington Politics That You Told Us You Were Going To Change

  Wayne Parsons | June 14, 2009 4:52 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  You can help make a difference in the health care reform debate – and I ask you to help. Now is the time to weigh in! Your rights are at stake. As Congress and the President prepare to...

• Health Alert: Recognizing When Someone Is Having A Stroke Can Save Their Or Your Life

  Wayne Parsons | June 14, 2009 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  STROKE IDENTIFICATION We saw Natasha Richardson die of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) shortly after hitting her head on a ski slope. A short delay in recognizing the seriousness of her injury...

• Interstate Highways Are No Place For Drunk Drivers Over The Labor Day Weekend

  Wayne Parsons | September 01, 2009 4:36 PM | 4 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As the Labor day weekend approaches police across the nation are cracking down on drunk driving. Those of us who see the tragic results of dangerous driving behavior support the police and hope that...

• Bicycle Riders Face Grim Statistics Of Injury Or Death In Hawaii

  Wayne Parsons | August 24, 2009 2:04 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Hawaii is a great place to ride a bicycle. Great weather and beautiful scenery. We have many biking events like The Ironman Triathlon in Kona and many other events that fill the roads with bicycles...

• Hawaii Motorcycle Chronicles: Another Death On Friday

  Wayne Parsons | June 09, 2009 7:32 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  I have written extensively on motorcycle death and injury on Oahu and the neighbor islands this year. Motorcycle Deaths Skyrocket On Oahu Automobile, Motorcycle and Pedestrian Deaths On Oahu...

• Doctor Misdiagnosis Results In Alarming Number of Avoidable Injuries And Death

  Wayne Parsons | August 16, 2009 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Cathleen F. Crowley and Eric Nadler have published a blockbuster expose entitled DEAD BY MISTAKE that exposes the truth about what is wrong with American health care and it isn't doctors being sued...

• Another Pedestrian Dies in Honolulu - why?

  Wayne Parsons | August 03, 2011 5:04 PM | 4 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Pedestrian deaths area chronic problem in Hawaii. I have written extensively on the subject in the past and today another death has renewed my interest. KITV News Now reported today...

• Mandatory Binding Arbitration - Forced Arbitration - Is Bad For Consumers And Congress Should Act

  Wayne Parsons | June 12, 2009 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  This week on National Public Radio (NPR) “All Things Considered” highlights new legislation banning pre-dispute mandatory binding arbitration clauses. A recent article posted on Injury...