As a personal injury lawyer, I receive calls from potential clients every day. I have found that one of the biggest concerns for filing a lawsuit is the possibility of having to go to trial. While it is true that trial is always a possibility, the reality is that 95% of all personal injury cases …
Since 1952, delivery room doctors have been performing the APGAR test on newborn babies. The APGAR test, which is an acronym for appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration, is used to evaluate the health of infants. The doctor evaluates infants with each of the five criteria on a scale of 0-2, and then adds the …
The term “never event,” was coined in 2001 and is used to describe particularly shocking medical mistakes These mistakes, just as they are described, should NEVER happen. They are mistakes that are so reckless and dangerous that even the smallest likelihood of their possibility is unacceptable. It is estimated that “never events” occur as many as …
Brain injury is one of the leading causes of death and disability in infants, and unfortunately, medical errors are often be to blame. The two most common causes of infant brain injury occur during pregnancy and birth: Oxygen Deprivation – Caused by long labor, failure to order necessary c-section, umbilical cord problems, mother’s blood pressure, …
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