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Cardiac Events While Driving
Cardiac Events While Driving When a driver suffers a cardiac event such as a heart attack or arrhythmia while driving, the sudden incapacitation may cause a vehicular collision. Injuries to the driver, passengers, occupants of other vehicles, and pedestrians may be serious or fatal. Costly property damage may also result. If there’s a history of…
Read More...Cardiac Procedures in Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Health Law: Cardiac Procedures in Ambulatory Surgical Centers The rising trend for cardiologists to perform outpatient procedures in ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) instead of hospitals raises safety questions. ASCs have fewer resources than full-service hospitals and may be unequipped for life-threatening emergencies. ASCs often provide a more comfortable, convenient, and patient-centered experience than hospital-based outpatient…
Read More...Traveler Malaria Fatality: Due to Lack of Prevention & Late Treatment
Case Overview:
A thirty-three-year-old man who recently visited Liberia for work as a cinematographer presented to a medical center with flu-like symptoms.
Before his departure, he was prescribed prophylactic medications to prevent the transmission of known contagious diseases in the Liberia region, such as malaria, but did not take the preventative medications.
Read More...Negligence of Hotel Physician Causes Sepsis & Death?
Case Reference: The jury found that hotel defendants did not commit medical negligence, that the physician was not the hotel’s agent, and that the hotel defendants were not responsible for the actions of the physician. However, the jury determined that the hotel defendants were negligent in failing to properly vet the physician, and assessed 55%…
Read More...Risk Factors & Consent: Open-Heart Surgery Causes Patient Disability
Case Reference: Plaintiff’s Expert: Alfred Culliford, M.D., cardiothoracic surgery, New York, NY.Defendant’s Experts: Bryan Foy, M.D., cardiovascular surgery, Naperville, IL. Holger Reed v. Baptist Health Lexington et al. Fayette County (KY) Circuit Court No. 16-1604. Charles C. Adams, Jr., Jerren& Adams for plaintiff. Melanie S. Marrs and Tonya S. Rager, Kinkead & Stilz; Timothy H.…
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