Medical errors kill between 250,000 and 440,000 patients in the United States each year. The lower estimate of the terrible toll taken by the mistakes of doctors, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other health care providers comes from researchers at Johns Hopkins University. The group tabulated deadly outcomes from “1) an error in judgment, skill, or…
Traumatic brain injuries can result from any of the following: Car and truck accidents, especially when the victim is a pedestrian, bicyclist or motorcycle rider Falls Blows to the head from falling or flying objects Boat and personal watercraft crashes Surgical errors, and especially mistakes involving anesthesia Errors by OB/GYNs and nurses during labor…
An analysis of why trucks and tankers hauling hazardous materials crash includes this summary of the overall problem (academic reference omitted): HAZMAT crashes on highways often result in more severe injuries, although the number of crashes is low relative to the amount of HAZMAT that moves on the highway. In 2014, a total of 3744…
During 2017, some 4,700 construction workers suffered work-related injuries in Virginia. Reports collected by Virginia Occupational Safety and Health indicated that for just that year alone, 27 individuals engaged in construction tasks died and another 2,400-plus needed to miss time from their jobs because of an accident. LEARN MORE A Virginia Personal Injury Attorney Discusses…
The most-thorough review of U.S. hospital records, insurance claims and medical malpractice lawsuits ever conducted produced an estimate that slightly more than 4,040 surgical errors harm patients each year. Further, the mistakes by surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists and other members of the surgery team were found to be preventable in almost every instance. Patients are regularly…