Analyzing Records for Damages “The proof is in the pudding.” “The devil is in the details.” You know those expressions – they remind us that cases are won and lost on the details. The detail-oriented inspection of medical records is time-consuming yet rewarding in...
Devastating Dog Bites “OH, what a cute little doggy!” the child coos. That cute little doggy latches onto the child’s face, sometimes with catastrophic results. The anatomy of the dog’s mouth is responsible for the damage created. The dog’s front teeth grab and...
The Importance of the Black Box “You can run but you can’t hide.” As the song title suggests, the purpose of the black box in a trucking crash is to prevent the trucking company and driver from hiding the events that led up to a crash. The black box has a couple of...
Road Rage: The Deadly Cause of Crashes Many of us are angrier than we were several years ago. Stress, weariness with restrictions, loneliness, irritability, frustration, increased alcohol consumption, poor anger management skills – we can blame the pandemic for...
Heterotopic Ossification – Bones Gone Awry One of the dreaded complications of trauma and surgery, heterotopic ossification (HO) can cause significant discomfort for patients. This process creates bone where there should be none – in muscle, soft tissue, tendons,...
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Healthcare Associated Infections and Death: Catheter Use and Urinary Tract Infections A Massachusetts settlement of $2 million resulted after a seventy-seven year-old woman died from septic shock. The nursing home resident was transferred to the defendant’s facility...
Can I Work as a Nurse and Refuse the Covid Vaccine? Substitute doctor, nurse’s aide or other healthcare professional roles, and the question is still the same. A May 2021 lawsuit fi led on behalf of 117 Houston-area healthcare workers asserted that the Methodist...
Workplace Violence against Healthcare Workers We are learning that attacks on medical personnel are relatively common, yet go largely unreported due to a culture of silence amongst the profession. “In the USA, 70–74% of workplace assaults occur in healthcare settings”...
Low Staffing and Turnover in Nursing Homes Covid-19 and its many implications has and continues to profoundly impact nursing homes. Quality of care, infection control measures, shortages of personal protective equipment, staffing, deaths, and turnover are all...
