On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Monday, December 5, 2016. Medication errors are alarmingly common in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that adverse drug events cause an estimated 700,000 emergency department visits and 120,000 hospitalizations every year. Merck and Co, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, categorizes adverse drug reactions into three groups based on their cause: Dosage: You may suffer an adverse reaction if you take too much or too little of a drug; Allergies: Your body’s immune system may react adversely to a new drug; and Idiosyncrasies: You may suffer serious side effects if your body......
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November 30th, 2016On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Surgical Errors on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Childbirth is an exciting life-altering experience. Unfortunately, for some Louisiana parents, childbirth does not always go as planned, often overwhelming new moms and dads with the outcome. In anpther state, two new parents were awarded compensation after medical malpractice changed their first and now only childbirth experience. Five days following a Cesarean section, a 24-year-old woman returned to an emergency room, reporting heavy bleeding. Her white blood test results and her ultrasound indicated she likely had retained products of conception preventing her from properly healing. The doctor on shift determined she would benefit from a dilation and......
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November 28th, 2016On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Monday, November 28, 2016. We trust our doctors implicitly. We expect them to listen to our concerns, understand our medical needs, and provide effective treatments. Unfortunately, medical negligence is alarmingly common in the United States, and a small error by a physician can have devastating consequences. According to a study by Johns Hopkins University, medical mistakes may be the third leading cause of death in the United States – killing more people than unintentional injuries, strokes and respiratory disease. Every year, more than 250,000 patients die due to health-care errors. If you were injured or lost a family member due......
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