Situations involving severe personal injury, medical malpractice and other types of harm inflicted on children can pose a challenge both for the individual child and his or her family. When it comes to determining how to proceed with your potential legal recourse, the best rule of thumb is to trust your instinct. If something doesn’t seem right–it’s probably not. Because most cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice or abusive circumstances to children take place both behind closed doors and with a child who not be capable of articulating the particulars, timely retention of a lawyer– who works on your behalf– is important to conducting an initial investigation and case assessment. Despite the fact that statute of limitations– specific time allotments to file a lawsuit– may extend the time for pursuing a case on behalf of a child, valuable evidence may need to be gathered as soon as feasible following an incident. In… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Pharmacy Errors RSS FeedEven Minor Pharmacy Errors, Pose Substantial Threat To Safety Of Children
Posted in Medical Malpractice, Pharmacy ErrorsWhile prescription drugs may be an invaluable tools in the practice of medicine– and can be used to treat numerous illnesses and diseases– prescription errors can cause serious injury and death. About 1.5 million preventable adverse drug events occur every year in the U.S. Pharmaceutical malpractice may occur in the following circumstances: 1) when a doctor prescribes the wrong medication or incorrect dose or 2) when a pharmacist fills the wrong medication or dosage. The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) defines a medication error as: A medication error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer. Such events may be related to professional practice, health care products, procedures, and systems, including prescribing; order communication; product labeling, packaging, and nomenclature; compounding; dispensing; distribution;… Continue Reading