Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that occurs very quickly following exposure to an allergen or allergic trigger. This severe allergy is an emergency and can be fatal if not treated rapidly. For most people, it’s only the first time that they have a reaction...
Playgrounds are supposed to be fun, safe places for children to play games, burn off energy and spend time with their friends. While many children use them at school, there are also plenty of playgrounds at city parks. Almost all children have access to these...
When you visit a doctor, and they give you a prescription, you assume it is for the correct drug and dosage. Yet, sometimes this is not the case. Not all our bodies are the same. A dose of strong painkillers that works fine for your 23-year-old cousin, who is built...
When hospitals, clinics, or other health care providers fail to provide services and treatments that are safe and appropriate for the patient's condition, fatal consequences may result. Fatalities caused by medical malpractice may result in a wrongful death suit. If...
Preeclampsia is a condition in which a rapid increase in blood pressure leads to stroke, seizure, organ failure, birth injury or even the death of an expectant mother or her baby. It can arise after the 20th week of pregnancy. Although there is no cure for...
Everything about surgery is dangerous. It involves a human, who could make a mistake or succumb to a medical event, cutting another person open and removing, fixing or even transplanting something. Surgeries range in complexity from simple procedures to remove an...
Pregnancy is an uncertain time. Things could go wrong at any point until mother and child are both healthy and fully recovered from the birth. Labor and delivery is a particularly dangerous process for the unborn child and the mother trying to bring it into the world....
The age-old adage says, "accidents happen." Yes, they do. However, avoidable accidents often have an underlying layer of liability. If we trip and fall over our kids' toys in our own home, we have no one to hold liable. On the contrary, liability, and compensation...
If you have a teen – especially one who plays sports – you’ve probably dealt with a concussion or two. Those are frightening when they happen to a child at any age. However, once your teen is old enough to drive, you need to worry about how soon it’s safe for them to...
People rarely think about just how serious a slip-and-fall injury can be -- until it happens to them. One moment, they’re walking through a store looking at what’s on sale, and the next moment they’re lying on the ground, injured. The victim of a serious slip-and-fall...