The spinal cord is the hub of the central nervous system. When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, not only is it often very painful, but the injury can cause long-lasting and permanent issues, including tingling, numbness, and even paralysis in different parts of the body. Cervical spine injuries are those that…
Research published in 2016 identified medical errors as the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States. The estimated combined total of misdiagnoses, botched surgeries, hospital-acquired infections and giving the wrong drug or wrong dose of medication to a patient was then 251,000 lives ended too soon. That outpaced lung diseases, strokes and…
Every year, doctors and surgeons leave more than 1,500 items inside their patients by accident, according to WebMD. You read that right – 1,500 items are left inside a person’s body. These items include: Surgical medical clamps Needles Knives/knife blades Sponges Towels While some of the surgical tools are found quickly following patient pain and an x-ray, others are…
Obviously, not all sports injuries are anybody’s fault. We are all aware that there are dangers in children’s athletics which a personal injury lawyer can’t do anything to prevent.
Our injury law firm, based in Virginia Beach, is often called by potential clients with questions about what the personal injury statute of limitations is for personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuits in Virginia (VA) or North Carolina (NC). The answers depend on a number of circumstances and there are some fairly complicated…