Medical Malpractice

• These Surgeries May Do More Harm Than Good

  Bob Carroll | December 31, 2005 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Doctor, is there an alternative to this surgery? This may be the best question you ever ask. Consumer Reports has listed 12 surgeries you may be better off without. The conclusion: "before you have these invasive procedures, check out safer alternatives." Among the 12 surgeries are Angiography, Cesarean section, Enlarged-prostate procedures, Surgery for back pain and Surgical weight loss. ...

• Some Heart Attack And Stroke Patients Are Not Receiving Timely Care In The ER

  Bob Carroll | December 29, 2005 6:10 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  If you were fortunate enough to make it to an Emergency Room soon after a heart attack or a stroke you would hope the best medical care would be provided immediately. TPA (tissue plasminogen activator) is often the most appropriate care, but it must be given within three hours for a stroke and twelve hours for a heart attack. I thank Jeremy Thurman of Napoli Bern, LLP, New York City Personal...

• Doctors And Controlled Prescription Drugs May Not Mix

  Bob Carroll | December 29, 2005 5:44 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Miami personal injury lawyer Jon M. Herskowitz posts about a study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University that should light our hair on fire. Jon reports the study finds almost half of doctors and pharmacists have limited training in prescribing and handling controlled prescription drugs. More details about the study can be found at Under the...

• Florida ER Care May Actually Get Worse Says New Study

  Bob Carroll | December 27, 2005 9:22 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  "Increased numbers of uninsured patients coming into Florida emergency rooms may worsen overcrowding, adversely affect quality of care and lead more emergency rooms to close their doors, a new University of South Florida study shows." From Tampa Bay Business Journal. If you thought the waiting time and the services were problems already....

• Sponge Left Behind During Childbirth

  Bob Carroll | December 23, 2005 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A news report from Bartow: A woman who gave birth at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in 2003 has filed a lawsuit in which she accuses the obstetrician of leaving a sponge inside her. The patient is suing Dr. Edwin Salamanca, Heart of Florida OB/GYN Associates and the hospital, contending the sponge in her vagina led to infection. Normal hospital procedures call for the careful...

• Patient Dumping Is BAAACK!

  Bob Carroll | December 22, 2005 5:07 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The prohibited practice of patient dumping may still be alive and well in parts of Florida. This Makes Me Sick! says so. It definitely makes some ER patients sicker.

• Avoid Being An Emergency Room Malpractice Victim Over The Holidays

  Bob Carroll | December 22, 2005 4:20 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Overeating is not the only hazard you will face in the next 10 days. If you happen to visit an emergency room you will really enter the danger zone. Five Holiday Tips To Keep You From Being an Emergency Room Malpractice Victim says "What happens in the emergency room when the hospital is understaffed because the doctors and staff are on vacation and they're short-staffed? Your care may...

• Walgreens Misfills Sleeping Pill Prescription

  Bob Carroll | December 18, 2005 9:35 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Walgreens makes another dangerous pharmacy blunder and sends a teenager to the hospital after he took high blood pressure medicine mistakenly put into his bottle of sleeping pills. Source

• Florida Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Victims Of Medical Malpractice

  Bob Carroll | December 15, 2005 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Victims of medical malpractice in Florida will have the opportunity to select from experienced and competent malpractice attorneys in order to pursue their claims. The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that the newly passed constitutional "right" to guaranteed net recoveries from settlements or awards may be waived by the victims. The "right" was plainly designed by the Florida Medical...

• Florida Malpractice Law Versus 84 Year Old Man's Family - Not A Fair Fight

  Bob Carroll | December 10, 2005 4:53 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Does the medical profession in Florida get a free pass when it injuries or kills an 84 year old man? You bet it does. The story of Fred Brittain, deceased (possibly as a result of medical malpractice), and his daughter Victoria Brittain shows why. When Fred died in 2002 his family felt it was caused by medical errors. Twelve law firms were contacted regarding the potential claim and all...