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...
Minor mistakes happen in hospitals and medical facilities every day. More serious errors are less common, but they do still occur. Every week, there are major mistakes involved surgeries gone wrong or the improper administration of medicine. Additionally, there will...
You are driving home one night after dropping off your date and come upon a car accident ahead of you. As it is late, and this is not a main road with lots of traffic, you pull to the side and run over to the scene. There is a man behind the wheel of one of the...
The process of giving birth is nothing less than a miracle. Although women in New Mexico have babies all the time with no problems, something could go wrong, leaving infants with birth injuries. Knowing that your newborn is suffering in any way is devastating. Parents...
Your global positioning system (GPS) device is -- like many modern electronics -- a huge improvement over the past. You no longer have to write down directions, memorize your next exit or stop to check a map on a trip. Overall, most technological advancements in cars...
Imagine that you have a health condition, and you go to the doctor to get a diagnosis and treatment. After the recommended treatment concludes, your condition is worse. You assume this means the doctor made a mistake or did something wrong, opening up the door for a...