A forceps delivery has its own risks to consider before a woman consents. To avoid ending up in a situation where the risks haven’t been discussed before labor, a doctor should talk about these risks well in advance. If you don’t know about this kind of delivery and...
Personal Injury Law Is All We Do
Year: 2016
How getting up at night with a baby could lead to a crash
Parents make a lot of sacrifices for their children over the years. It starts shortly after a child enters their life, in the form of sleep deprivation. When their child wakes up in the night, they wake up too, but they don’t necessarily go back to sleep when their...
Ohio company faces fines for death of man in trench
An employer in Ohio has been cited for a workplace accident that resulted in the death of an employee. According to the Nov. 22 report, a 33-year-old male was crushed and died when he was digging out soil inside a 12-foot trench. The walls themselves collapsed,...
What you can do to help keep teen drivers safe
As a parent, having a teen driver on your policy can make you nervous. Fortunately there are ways you can make your teen safer on the road. Taking action can help protect them as well as other drivers. There are multiple ways to do this. First, provide supervision by...
Your Loved One Deserves Only the Best Nursing Care
Even when it is a necessity, few find it easy to place a loved one in a nursing home. Once someone is moved in there is an expectation that he or she will receive the care they need and be treated with respect. Sadly this does not always happen and when a resident is...
Overweight patients have the same rights as others
Do obese patients receive poor care compared to those who are not? That’s a good question, particularly for patients who may be overweight. There have been claims made that doctors are prejudiced against obese patients. Why? Many may assume that their medical problems...
Crushing injuries result in serious problems
Anytime a person is trapped for a length of time, there’s a potential for crush syndrome. Crush syndrome is relatively rare, and it’s most often a result of catastrophic natural disasters or severe car or truck accidents. It occurs when the patient is trapped for a...
Elderly patients may need additional help in medical facilities
It might not be surprising, but the older you get, the worse the hospital can be for you. Many senior and elderly patients deteriorate physically and mentally when they’re in the hospital, even if they get over their original illness or injury. Around a third of...
Trucking industry turning to the retired to fill roles
Older commercial truck drivers could be more dangerous on the national highways than their younger counterparts, according to a report on CBS News. The American Trucking Industry is facing a shortage of drivers, and it’s believed that around 48,000 drivers are needed...
Violence Against Health Care Workers
Worker’s compensation policies are in place to help protect workers if they sustain an injury at work, but there are some industries and situations where not all injuries are taken as seriously as they could be. The health care industry is one of these. One notable...