Archive for July, 2017
3 Facts You Should Know About Medical Malpractice
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Friday, July 21, 2017. Medical professionals have a duty to provide reasonable and attentive care to each and every one of their patients. If they breach this duty and a patient sustains a serious injury or an illness as a result, he or she has the right to file a medical malpractice claim. Medical malpractice can have devastating consequences, and some patients never make a full recovery. The cost of medical bills and lost wages can be overwhelming, but you might be able to recover these losses by filing a claim. David A. Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen…
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Why Do Medication Mistakes Occur?
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Friday, July 21, 2017. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, medication mistakes are the most common medical error in primary care clinics. Sadly, anyone can be the victim of a prescription error, and depending on the circumstances, the consequences can be devastating. As the British Pharmacological Society explains, prescription errors can occur at any stage of the prescribing process, and they can be committed by any healthcare provider who plays a role in its application, from the doctor prescribing the drug to the pharmacist filling it to the nurse administering it. That is why these…
Read MoreFamily claims hospital negligence caused teen’s death
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. An active, healthy teenager is dead, and her family is wanting answers. The cheerleader had been seen by a doctor at the hospital nearby just two weeks prior after suffering from ongoing bouts of chest pain. Now, the family is claiming that hospital negligence caused the death of their child. Cases similar to this occur too often in the state of Louisiana. According to the report, the young woman was seen at the hospital, where a doctor misdiagnosed her with chest wall pain. After receiving a prescription for pain medication and another for an antibiotic, she…
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