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Back Injuries from a Virginia Beach Car Accident

One of the most common types of car accident injuries – especially rear-end collisions – is injury to the back. Back injuries caused by car accidents may be minor, requiring only rest and pain management to recover. More frequently, however, injuries to the back from car crashes end up being more serious, sometimes even catastrophic….

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What Is ‘Standard of Care’ in a Malpractice Lawsuit?

In a medical malpractice lawsuit, expert witnesses typically determine the standard of care. The standard of care refers to the level of care and skill that a reasonably competent healthcare professional in the same field, under similar circumstances, would provide to a patient. It serves as the benchmark against which the defendant’s actions or omissions…

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Common Causes of Surgical Errors

A surgical error is an unintentional, preventable injury occurring in the perioperative period that is not considered a known acceptable risk of surgery and could have been avoided by following appropriate procedure-specific training protocols. Surgeons leaving objects inside patients after surgery, also known as “retained surgical items” or “foreign bodies,” is a serious medical error…

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