When the pregnant young woman arrived at the hospital five years ago, doctors had disturbing news for her. The 16-year-old had dangerously high blood pressure, the physicians said. Worse, they told her that her baby was doomed to either die or suffer brain damage....
How do brain injuries happen at birth?
Of all birth injuries, one of the most serious injuries that infants suffer is brain injuries. Brain trauma can affect children throughout their lives and affect their development and growth. When it comes to birth injuries, New Jersey parents benefit from an...
Common birth injuries and prevention tactics
Expecting parents in New Jersey hope everything will go smoothly during labor and the baby will be born without harm. However, there are certain circumstances and errors that can lead to birth injuries. Some of these are due to increased risk factors, while others may...
Is your surgeon withholding knowledge of a surgical error?
Your recent surgery in New Jersey went well, at least you think it did. The truth of the matter is that while your surgeon may inform you of a surgical error, she or he may not share whether the mistake was foreseeable. CBS News studied a survey surrounding surgical...
How patients can help prevent medication errors
Patients rely on medical professionals in New Jersey to get them back on their feet, not knock them off their feet with medical blunders. Unfortunately, medical errors are quite common, but, thankfully, patients can do their part to prevent unnecessary mistakes. The...
What are WSPEs?
Prior to surgery, anxiety is normal. In fact, patients often fear the worst. What do you do if the worst happens to you? Every day, patients suffer from medical errors in New Jersey. WSPEs are among the worst. WSPEs are wrong-site, wrong-procedure, wrong-patient...
