What Happened: North Carolina public health officials have launched a campaign, the “One and Only” project, to raise awareness among residents of the dangers associated with infection related to poorly administered injections. Administrators with the North Carolina Division of Public Health have said that the numbers support their worry regarding the dangers of badly handled…
What happened: A fire at the Durham Regional Hospital was caused when sparks ignited during a defibrillation procedure being performed on a critically ill patient. The procedure is typically used to deliver an electric shock to the heart to re-establish normal rhythm. A report on WISTV said the fire department is investigating the fire but…
In a new post to our VA-NC Medical Surgical Malpractice log, attorney Mark F. urges doctors and a hospital that recently lost a civil lawsuit involving a birth injury that left a boy permanently disabled not to appeal the jury’s decision. To read more, click over to “Family Receives $21M Award After Botched Delivery Left…
Our firm checked with the Board of Medicine and learned that there are no requirements for surgeons to report a retained surgical device left inside a patient.
The medical negligence lawsuit has been brought against a hospital and health care corporation in Gastonia, NC.