Arkansas updates tagged with 'Medical Malpractice'

If you have sustained a spinal cord injury due to the fault of someone else, you will absolutely need an attorney.You must make an extremely important decision about something you know little or...

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The Duragesic Fentanyl transdermal system is fatally flawed. There have been thousands of deaths nationwide associated with Fentanyl overdoses from defective patches.The Duragesic patch is manufactured by two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries, Janssen Pharmaceutica,L.P. and Alza Corp. The patch was put on the market in 1991. Shortly there were numerous cases of Fentanyl overdosing from the...

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The Duragesic patch is designed to relieve pain by allowing Fentanyl to absorb through the skin into the bloodstream. The scary factor of this patch is that Fentanyl is a very potent opiate that is anywhere from 50 to 100 times more powerful than Morphine. These patches have a manufacturing and design defect that can cause too much Fentanyl to release into the bloodstream causing death. Money is...

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A cervical corpectomy and strut graft operation is a surgery on the cervical spine that requires extreme skill and expertise on behalf of the surgeon. A corpectomy is surgery that relieves pressure on the spinal cord due to spinal stenosis. Spinal Stenosis is bone spurs pressing on the spinal cord. When pressure is placed on the spinal cord an array of problems can occur: walking, bowels,...

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Everyday we hear about hospital acquired infection. MRSA has moved to the top of the list as a leading cause of death or prolonged hospital stay.Health care is not as safe as it should be. According to the Institute of Medicine, a substantial body of evidence points to medical errors as a leading cause of death and injury. What can be done to prevent the spread of infection and medical errors...

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What is this world coming to? Insurers are refusing to pay for hospital errors. Give me a break! For years the hospital's liability carriers have had to be drug into court kicking and screaming to make them pay for a hospital's errors. Now, it looks like a patient's medical insurance is following suit. Who then is to pay for the hospital's errors? Surely not the wrongdoer...Latest news...

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Has your doctor been disciplined? The National Practitioner Data Bank is kept secret from both patients and from almost all physicians thanks to the American Medical Association's successful lobbying for secrecy when the legislation concerning the Data Bank was being considered.Public Citizen's Health Research Group has established its own data bank of doctors who have been disciplined. The...

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Errors in health care are a leading cause of death and injury. Health care should be safe. It is not! In a revealing study, the Institute of Medicine found that sizable numbers of Americans are harmed as a result of medical errors. This study was authored by a blue ribbon panel which included William C Richardson as its chair. Mr. Richardson was President and CEO of the W. K. Kellogg...

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Meningitis is usually a complication of another bacterial infection such as pneumonia. With meningitis, the brain and spinal cord meninges (hence meningitis) become infected. If caught early and the infecting organism responds to antibiotics, the prognosis is usually good. If the meningitis is not treated early the prognosis is much worse, often resulting in death or permanent brain damage. ...

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Health care is not as safe as it should be. A substantial body of evidence points to medical errors as a leading cause of death and injury in America. These preventable adverse events are the 8th leading cause of death in the United States. Sizable numbers of Americans are harmed as a result of medical malpractice. Deaths due to preventable adverse events in hospitals (malpractice) exceed...

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I have recently been diagnosed with an autonomic nervous system dysfunction called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS for short. What I have is not so important in this blog as how I have been treated by medical professionals. Most of you probably think "treated" means what the doctors have prescribed, recommended, tests that have been run, etc. In this article, though, I mean...

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Bacterial meningitis is easy to identify. Doctors just have to do the tests. Why, then, do people die every year from this disease? One of the major reasons is that emergency room personnel, especially, tend to take one look at vomiting and diagnose "nausea". They all too often leave it at that. The major symptoms for bacterial meningitisinclude the following: nausea, high fever, stiff neck,...

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In June of 1998, the Quality of Health Care in America project was initiated by the Institute of Medicine. Its purpose was to develop a strategy that would improve the quality of care in the United States. The Institute of Medicine found that each year, more than 98,000 Americans die because of medical mistakes. That is more than are killed on the highways. In addition, many more people...

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95% of all medical malpractice is caused by less that 1% of doctors. This has recently been highlighted by a hospital in Rohde Island where doctors for the third time this year operated on the wrong side of a patient's head.The hospital said it was re-evaluating its training and policies, and providing more oversight; giving nursing staff the power to ensure procedures are followed, but is this...

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We at Bailey & Oliver Law Firm believe all people are to be treated equally regardless of their race, gender or social status. Our lawyers work independently to provide a balanced approach to each of our client's needs. Our goal is to restore peace of mind and prosperity to the hardworking individuals who help build our nation strong. Recently, a federal judge in El Dorado certified a...

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