Medical errors kill between 250,000 and 440,000 patients in the United States each year. The lower estimate of the terrible toll taken by the mistakes of doctors, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other health care providers comes from researchers at Johns Hopkins University. The group tabulated deadly outcomes from “1) an error in judgment, skill, or…
A woman who suffered cuts to her bladder and intestines during what should have been a routine hysterectomy at the Hampton VA Medical Center has taken her medical malpractice suit against the surgeon to federal court after being denied compensation for her pain and added medical treatment costs by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs….
Question: How Dangerous is a Surgical Needle When Left in the Human Body? Answer: Very dangerous and potentially life-threatening. Having any foreign object left inside your body after a medical procedure is dangerous and can seriously injure you, but a needle is especially hazardous since it is a sharp object that could puncture and/or tear…
An Alabama woman who mistakenly received a powerful and potentially dangerous steroid instead of the painkiller she was prescribed has won a $2 million judgment against Rite Aid, the pharmacy chain that employed the pharmacist who made the dispensing error. According to the Montgomery (AL) Advertiser, the woman developed Cushing’s syndrome after taking high doses…
A Tampa, Florida (FL), woman is suing her oral surgeon after the surgeon lost and left a one-inch steel drill bit inside her sinus cavity. The surgeon’s office “repeatedly” turned the woman away when she came in to report lingering bleeding, sharp pain, dizziness and numbness in her face. An MRI performed at a hospital…