Cada año, miles de pacientes en hospitales, instalaciones de rehabilitación y asilos para ancianos sufren graves lesiones por caídas de sus camas de hospital. En muchos casos, estas caídas pueden ser atribuidas a acciones negligentes del personal del hospital y de los médicos. Particularmente las enfermeras tienen el deber de establecer y seguir protocolos diseñados […]
Update: According to the latest reports form authorities from Contra Costa County department of health three individuals have dies and over a dozen have suffered severe complications requiring medical attention including hospitalization due to the outbreak of a food borne illness in Antioch California. The outbreak originated from a thanksgiving dinner served to more than […]
Every year hundreds of individuals suffer severe injuries from defective or improperly installed or maintained bed rails. Numerous FDA warnings have shed light onto the risk associated with the use of bed rails for the elderly in nursing homes, hospitals, and elderly care facilities. A Hospital Bed Safety Working group has been established in order […]
Every year, thousands of patients in medical hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and nursing homes sustain severe injuries caused by falls from their hospital beds. In many cases, such falls can be attributed to the negligent actions of hospital staff and medical practitioners. Nurses in particular have a duty to establish and follow protocols designed to reduce the probability […]
Every year, thousands of patients across the United States suffered serious injuries caused improper drawing of blood in medical facilities and hospitals across the country. Nurses, medical assistants and libratory personal must follow strict procedures when drawing blood. A claim for medical malpractice can be established when the failure to follow such medical procedures is […]
Every year thousands of nursing home and elderly care residents suffer complications associated with bed sores. Trough proper care and treatment on the part on nursing home staff the vast majority of bed sores can be prevented. Unfortunately however in many instances a nursing homes failure to properly treat its residents can result in serious […]
