Painter Law Firm

Why is a proper pre-anesthesia evaluation so important?

A pre-anesthesia assessment protects patients from avoidable risks during general anesthesia and surgery

When radiologist recommendations are ignored by ordering physicians it may cause needless danger for patients

Maternal high blood pressure during pregnancy can harm moms and babies

Maternal hemorrhaging rates have more than doubled in the past three decades

Plaintiff alleges that paperwork was inconsistent and OR staff didn't notice because they didn't conduct a mandatory surgical time-out

Triage nurses are supposed to put people with dangerous, unstable medical conditions at the head of the line, but it doesn't always happen

A c-collar protects the neck and cervical spine until a CT scan can be done to show whether there's a dangerous injury

Suspicion alone warrants stopping heparin therapy

These tips will help plaintiffs give truthful, credible deposition testimony

Key fact was that there was no doctor-patient relationship