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The recent death of a Chicago area nursing home resident with dementia highlights the risks of elopement and wandering that occur when long-term care residents are not properly supervised. When residents with dementia, Alzheimer's, and other mental impairments are...
Developing a hernia can be inconvenient and painful. You may suddenly get a hernia or develop one over time. Causes of hernias include the following: Heavy lifting Straining during bowel movements Coughing Gaining weight Pregnancy If you experience discomfort or...
Diagnostic errors can have serious consequences that can prolong pain and suffering, and at worst, claim a patient's life. These types of mistakes are very common and their frequency raises serious concerns over patient safety in the United States. Diagnostic...
Just because your doctor calls a surgical procedure common or routine does not mean it is without risk. Any time a patient undergoes some form of ectomy - the surgical removal of something in the body - something can go wrong. One minor misstep in a Chicago operating...
Failure in the referral management process can delay treatment, increase the risk of negative outcomes, and lead to death. When primary care physicians and specialists do not share critical information regarding a patient's health, it is the patient that suffers the...
Personal injuries do not have to be severe in order for plaintiffs to pursue and secure compensation for their treatment and the pain and suffering they create. In Illinois, individuals can pursue compensation for minor injuries such as cuts and lacerations, broken...
Unsafe injection practices place patients at unnecessary risk of acquiring infections and disease while under the care of physicians, nurses, and anesthesiologists. From 2001 to 2011, more than 150,000 patients were negatively affected by unsafe injection...
Factors that Facilitate Violence Alcohol consumption is a frequent factor that flows throughout many barroom brawls and parking lot scuffles. Other factors can include inadequate separation of supporters from each team, and improper supervision of activities taking...
While Chicago is not actually the gustiest city in the United States, there are days where it displays that it rightfully earns the "Windy City" title. With just a few months until winter, the wind is starting to pick up to an average of about 12 miles per hour.This...
Medical malpractice cases may involve elements of fraud which allows injured patients or their surviving family members to pursue claims based on fraud and not medical malpractice alone. This makes it possible for individuals to pursue claims for punitive damages...