John C. Frazier of Charleston, West Virginia (WV), was trying to get onto U.S. 60 when he became the victim of an accident that brought his life came to an abrupt end. His 2001 Toyota Avalon was hit by a 2003 Chevy Malibu. View a larger map of where the fatal West Virginia car accident…
What is the world coming to when people can’t control their vehicles? Whether it’s distracted drivers, cell phones or fatigue, drivers all across Virginia and the Carolinas have been getting injured and killed in head-on collisions. View Larger Map This was the case when the driver of a car collided head-on with a tractor-trailer on Route…
Two young Hampton, Virginia (VA), children are recovering from injuries after a dog bit them on November 26, 2011. According to WAVY-TV 10, the kids were playing with the unleashed pet when, for unknown reasons, the animal attacked. The younger of the children, a 6-year-old, required hospital treatment for bites to both arms. The dog was…
State licensing boards, hospitals and medical groups are assigning continuing medical education courses to prevent doctor misconduct that can lead to medical malpractice claims or license discipline. According to amednews.com, CME courses help doctors learn from errors such as prescribing medications to friends and family members who are not patients. Other CME courses address physician-patient communication,…
Human medical errors hurt about 1.5 million in the United Sstates each year. Mistakes result in 100,000 health care-acquired infections, and these preventable injuries cause between 44,000 and 98,000 fatalities each year, according to Quantros. Limiting serious injuries to patients mean not only preventing medical errors, but also reporting and learning from adverse events when…