Medical Malpractice

• Nursing Error Kills Pregnant Hospital Patient

  Bob Carroll | June 08, 2006 6:06 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A Florida hospital has admitted killing a pregnant patient as a result of a nursing error. The St. Pete Times reports the tragic story.Hospital says error killed womanAn 18-year-old who had come to South Florida Baptist with labor pains received four times the ordered dosage of magnesium sulfate.A pregnant woman died in South Florida Baptist Hospital two weeks ago because a nurse gave her an...

• Businessmen Understand Harvard's Malpractice Study

  Bob Carroll | June 01, 2006 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Businessmen like to get to the bottom line, the real facts. Crain's Cleveland Business reports on the latest Harvard study of our medical malpractice system.Malpractice realitiesA new Harvard study suggests that the country's medical malpractice system, while far from perfect, is not exactly the hotbed of payouts for frivolous lawsuits that critics -- primarily doctors and business groups --...

• Dentist Keeps Two Secrets Too Many

  Bob Carroll | May 26, 2006 4:42 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A news story from the Gulf Coast of Florida tells us how a dental malpractice case uncovered two secrets that should never have been kept from a patient. We ought to be able to trust our healthcare providers. But, this North Florida patient is living in pain and the fear of AIDS because that trust was betrayed.Betrayal of Trust?Putting your trust in a medical professional is one of the most...

• The Guessing Game We Call The Practice Of Medicine?

  Bob Carroll | May 24, 2006 5:56 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  According to the American Prospect, your guess may be as good as mine (and your doctor's) about your medical problem.It's easy to forget how much of American medicine is a guessing game, how your treatments are a composite result of your doctor's experiences, biases, treasured anecdotes, and personal reactions to his own training. Most folks think medicine operates off a rigidly defined set of...

• Did Florida ER Violate Anti-Dumping Statute?

  Bob Carroll | May 20, 2006 6:31 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Both Florida and federal law against patient dumping (EMTALA) may have been violated at a hospital in Daytona Beach, FL. My experience with EMTALA cases is that violations are often an easier route to compensation if the patient victim has suffered harm than a medical malpractice action. This is particularly true because of recently enacted protections for emergency rooms and the doctors who...

• A Young Victim Of Medical Malpractice Tells Her Story

  Bob Carroll | May 19, 2006 6:01 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Representing the victims of medical malpractice today is much more difficult because of the continuous efforts to cap the damages of the most severely injured patients. Love Ministries has posted an email from Heather Lewinski, a young victim. Medical Malpractice Legislation - People Over ProfitsPlease read the below email from medical malpractice victim Heather Lewinski. As the Senate prepares...

• The West Nile Virus Transplanted Along With Donated Organs

  Bob Carroll | May 17, 2006 6:40 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  It is a medical miracle that organ transplantation has progressed so far. The New York Times reports on two transplants that transmitted the West Nile virus. The article raises difficult questions of screening and testing that deserve serious study and discussion.In the antiseptic prose of medical journals, he was "the lung recipient," she "the liver recipient." In real life, they were two...

• Patient Safety By Design

  Bob Carroll | May 11, 2006 7:07 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Medical News Today has posted an article about the efforts of some hospitals to reduce errors through "innovative" facility designs.The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined how some hospitals are "factoring hospital layout and design into the patient-safety equation" in their efforts to reduce medical errors. At least 35 health organizations are building new facilities with architectural and...

• Caps On Malpractice Verdicts Harm Patients

  Bob Carroll | May 10, 2006 5:44 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Randi McGinn, an Albuquerque, New Mexico, attorney who says he has represented both patients hurt by medical malpractice and an occasional doctor sued unfairly, has written the clearest, most convincing argument against caps on medical malpractice I have seen to date. I have posted the entire article because it is that good. I hope Randi understands.Malpractice Caps Limit Care When it...

• Compassionate Conservatism. Elitism & The 17-Year-Old Paraplegic

  Bob Carroll | May 06, 2006 5:21 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Let us pronounce the death and burial of compassionate conservatism. And, let us admit that when a governmental entity or employee kills or seriously injures someone through reckless, willful or negligent conduct the victims will not be given a fair hearing in the Florida Legislature.State Senate President Tom Lee thinks claims filed by the unfortunate victims of state misconduct are "way too...