Your child is too young to have an occupation, but occupational therapy may be a critical part of his care if he has cerebral palsy. Occupational therapy, commonly referred to as OT, is not about helping your young child get or hold a job now….
The signs of an asthma attack that you can control at home and one that requires emergency room treatment are often the same. You start wheezing, coughing, and struggling to breathe. Yet, your inhaler and home asthma treatments aren’t doing what you expect them to…
Basilar skull fractures, also known as basal skull fractures or base-of-skull fractures, are not a common injury. However, this type of skull fracture can lead to significant accident-related expenses for car accident victims. If you’ve suffered a basilar skull fracture or lost a loved one…
The federal government recognizes that individuals have a right to seek care in an emergency room even if they lack health insurance or the ability to pay for treatment. When ER providers fail to perform a timely medical screening, patients can sue for damages. ER…
For patients with cancer, a possible treatment is radiation therapy. To fight the cancer cells in your body, you receive high doses of radiation. Over time, high doses of radiation damage the DNA in your cancer cells and the cancer cells die. Your doctors made…
Unfortunately, the majority of the research into oncology patient safety has focused on adults who are receiving cancer treatment. This means that children are uniquely vulnerable, especially when they are too young to fully express their pain and discomfort or actively participate in their own…