Halloween Health and Safety Tips
It's that spooky time of year again! Halloween is a holiday that is gaining in popularity year after year. What used to be a single day of fun and antics has morphed into an entire month or more of haunted houses, neighborhood decorating contests, exotic and complicated costume designs and much more. Halloween remain fun for children, who can dress up in costumes, enjoy parties, and eat yummy treats. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has posted the following tips for safe for trick-or-treaters and party guests at Halloween. Going trick-or-treating? Swords, knives, and other costume accessories should be [...]
Nursing Home Negligence During Transportation
Not all problems with nursing home negligence occur in the home itself. Facilities have a duty to care for residents during transportation to remote activities as well. These remote activities are necessary for the social and physical health of the residents. When drivers and attendants fail to provide adequate transportation safety, it creates a dangerous situation. Even if an elderly person isn’t injured in an accident, aversion to being transported can occur, diminishing the quality of care. Accidents on the road happen over 6 million times a year, every trip provides an opportunity for trouble to crop up. Driver Responsibilities Whether [...]
Proving Nursing Home Negligence
It’s not enough to be convinced of a problem when it comes to the law. You also need to be able to provide proof. Some matters face tougher challenges on this front than others, few are as difficult to untangle as nursing home negligence. A nursing home exists as both a residential institution and a medical one. These overlapping needs create a lot of paperwork. On top of that, elders placed in an assisted living situation already have issues regarding injury and awareness. It’s difficult –and painful for the resident and family—to address whether deteriorating is a result of poor care [...]
Medical Records’ Role in Malpractice Suits
Medical record keeping has a storied history. Jokes about handwriting aside, medical records have as often been used as a definitive defense as they have been a smoking gun. Doctors fight the duality of record keeping as it applies to medical malpractice cases. They need accurate records to enable proper treatment, but they also work in a time-crunch environment where its not always obvious what is in records. This leads to a series of post-hoc additions to records. Some of these illuminated while others obfuscate. In the end, the issue of record keeping plays a crucial component in malpractice law. Records [...]
Uncommon Medical Malpractice Issues
For every good intention and efforts towards quality, there is a Murphy’s Law. We expect people to fail on occasion and not every day is going to be our best. That forgiveness falters when it comes to the world of medical malpractice. We expect our healthcare system to go beyond typical human behavior. People in the medical profession need to strive for excellence because the stakes warrant extra effort. We’ve covered the more common forms of malpractice before. Here are more limited occurrences to look for. The Less Common Malpractice Errors An error is an error is an error. Nobody suffers [...]
Nursing Home Abuse: Precautions to Take for Loved Ones
The line between negligence and abuse remains a fine one. The major distinctions fall along the lines of intention and severity of harm. It’s important to avoid both when finding care for your loved ones. If you suspect a family member is the victim of nursing home abuse, it’s easy to overreact, making the problem more difficult in multiple ways. First, any investigation into the abuse could be hindered. Second, accusations and suspicion could lead to problems for your elders. If you suspect abuse or negligence are at play, proceed with caution to ensure a quality of safety and care. Precautions [...]
Warning Signs of Nursing Home Negligence
No matter how much research you do beforehand, the conditions at an assisted care facility can change over time. What once was the right fit for your loved ones can slide from mismanagement or an inability to adapt to current treatment standards. How can you tell when nursing home negligence has occurred? More importantly, how can you spot the warning signs before they result in problems for your loved ones? First, it’s important to remember that not all signs indicate a systemic or chronic issue. Addressing problems as they arise helps prevent deteriorating. Fear of what could be going wrong sometimes [...]
Purpose of an Independent Medical Examination
After being injured on the job, time often feels like it slows down but is also passing too quickly. Bills and expenses pile up rapidly and relief from any help seems to always be further away. Part of this feeling comes from the number of hoops one must jump through to get a worker’s compensation claim processed. It’s hard enough to understand the thick layer of bureaucracy that exists in the process at the best of times, let alone when in the moment. Dealing with the seemingly endless exams and meetings to get compensation money released is one reason to hire [...]
Confronting Nursing Home Negligence While a Loved One Resides There
Fixing a situation while in the middle of it is far more difficult than from the outside. You hardly expect to diagnose and repair a problem with your car or computer while the thing is running. Social situations are more difficult. Dealing with the problem of nursing home negligence puts you in a difficult position. You must address issues to protect your loved ones, but, short of removing them form care, you will need to deal with the problems in an ongoing fashion. Fear of reprisal to those under care in the case of a report is one reason that negligence [...]
Understanding Fault in Slip and Fall Personal Injury Accidents
When you suffer an injury due to a slip, trip, or fall on someone else’s property, it can be difficult to know exactly who is at fault, and as such, responsible for your injury. Whether your injury was due to uneven ground, a wet floor, or even faulty stairs, you may be entitled to damages through a personal injury case in Maryland. However, there are a few things you need to consider before filing your claim. Everyday Occurrences If it’s pouring down rain, or there are several inches of snow on the ground, it is natural that floors are going to [...]
Common Types of Personal Injury Cases
There are many different cases in which personal injury law may come into play. If you were injured due to someone else’s negligence or because they purposefully did something to hurt you, then you will have legal rights to compensation. In those situations, you will need to seek a personal injury attorney in Maryland to represent you. Below, we will discuss some of the most common types of personal injury cases that you could be involved in. Car Accidents Of all the personal injury cases, the vast majority are those that involve car accidents. If an accident takes place because someone [...]
Premises Liability – What You Need to Know
If you have been injured due to unsafe conditions on someone else’s property, you may have a personal injury case under Maryland laws. If you are trying to determine whether you can file a claim due to premises liability, you will need to understand your rights and responsibilities. What is Premises Liability? Premises liability is the responsibility of the owner in being responsible for any damages resulting from a risk or danger that resulted in your injury. In this type of case, the expectation is, generally, that you had expectations of being free from potential danger while on the property. There [...]