If you have been the victim of receiving the wrong medication and suffered injuries as a result, you may be able to file a Kentucky medical malpractice claim. When a doctor or nurse is medically negligent and prescribes or administers the wrong medication, it could…
An aneurysm typically occurs in the aorta or the brain. When doctors fail to recognize and treat an aneurysm, the result could be brain damage, coma or death. If your doctor failed to diagnose your aneurysm, you should consult with a Louisville medical malpractice attorney….
Only months after a young child was killed after given the wrong blood thinner dose, another small child was killed by doctors and nurses practicing sloppy medicine. The medical staff at a Children’s hospital mistakenly injected the wrong medicine into the wrong IV causing a…
In February 2009, the patient was admitted to the hospital for what was supposed to be a routine operation on his left leg. The patient recalled being prepped for surgery, which was when his left knee and ankle were marked to indicate location of surgery….
The effects of a radiation error can be absolutely devastating. Recent stories of patients who have been seriously harmed by a radiation overdose have raised the level of concern for this type of treatment. While radiation can be helpful for patients with malignant tumors, a…
Medical innovations are important in the effort to prevent medical errors and negligence, such as radiation overdose and radiation mistakes. In some good news in the fight to decrease the risk of radiation errors, the Kentucky Lexington Herald-Leader reports that a new scanner in Milwaukee…