Las Vegas Injury Lawyers Blog

Written By Las Vegas based Law Clerk: Robert Maxey (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Seinfeld was an amazing show that set a standard for comedy. I remember watching an episode of Seinfeld in which Kramer and Jerry attended a surgery. During the surgery, however, a Junior Mint is dropped into the man's body. While incidents like this can be hilarious to an audience, the real life dangers of surgery can be horrifying.

There is no such thing as a risk free surgery, no matter how minor the procedure might be. This is true in Las Vegas, the rest of Nevada, and nationwide. Surgeons are required to tell their patients all of the dangers of a surgery they are to undergo. The reasons are that, during surgery, there is always a chance for complications and there is always a chance for death. It is the duty of surgeons and other doctors to deal with these dangers responsibly and professionally.

Just choosing to have surgery, when all of these risks are involved, can be a traumatic and stressful decisional experience for any patient. However, some patients do not have a choice in whether or to have surgery, and are left at the mercy of their physicians. A woman in Bucks County was giving birth to her first child and underwent a cesarean-section. Her child was successfully delivered. Shortly after the surgery, she complained of abdominal pain. Her pain was written off as being brought on by the procedure, and she was advised that it would dissipate with time. This, however, turned out not to be the case.

Two months after having her cesarean-section, she complained of excruciating pain in her abdomen. After receiving a CT scan it was revealed that a lab sponge was left inside her, most likely left by a prior surgery. During this surgery it was required that 16 inches of her small intestine be removed, due to the damage the sponge had caused. Two years following this corrective procedure, the woman experiences digestive problems and abdominal pain.

A jury awarded her $525,269 in a unanimous decision. The jury found the nurses working at Lower Bucks Hospital responsible for failing to perform the adequate sponge count. This procedure would have prevented these kinds of errors from happening. The doctor was not found liable, as he relied upon the nurses' sponge count before deciding to close the woman's abdomen.

The dangers of surgery are reduced when both doctors and nurses perform their job according to good policy and procedure. The negligence that occurred in this case is horrifying.

Full information the story can be found here: Woman awarded $500K after nurses left sponge in her abdomen

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Life and death are important things for us to deal with. Our families and loved ones are some of the most important people in our lives. When they are hurt we turn doctors, the caretakers and healers of this world. Doctors posses the power to save those we love and remove our own ailments. Our society is reliant upon having second, third or more chances that are given by a doctor.

When children think of respectable and important jobs it is always doctors and lawyers who get named. A doctors' position is one of respect, duty and prestige but what happens when a doctor fails to live up to that duty? When a doctor deviates from accepted standards of medical practice during the performance of their job they can unnecessarily endanger patience. This act of endangerment is known as medical malpractice and it can cause serious injury or death. Most of the time this malpractice is due to medical error but occasionally it is due to negligence and other causes.

For doctors one error can result in never being allowed to work again as malpractices lawsuits can be extremely costly. Many doctors have chosen medical malpractice insurance, which helps protect them against lawsuits. Even though this insurance can protect them from being put out of business it still has a hefty price. To help fight the rising costs for doctors the state of Tennessee has passed a law that puts caps on how much claimants are allowed to receive.

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It is well-known that hospital care in Southern Nevada is second-rate. Recently, a Las Vegas Sun report has provided us with important information about the quality of Las Vegas hospitals. Over a span of two years, Sun reporters got records of every inpatient visit in Nevada hospitals going back as far as a decade. The 2.9 million records, together with more than 100 patient and insider interviews, revealed startling dangers. According to the study, patients have unknowingly faced hazards in delivery and surgical rooms and intensive care units, and thousands have been injured or died because of the inadequacy of Las Vegas hospitals and medical care. Studies show that patients discharged from Nevada hospitals have to go back for additional care within 30 days. This is the worst rate of readmission in the country.

The Las Vegas Sun: A breakthrough in medical transparency

If you have been injured as a result of poor-quality medical care in a Nevada Hospital, you might be entitled to compensation for your injuries. The lawyers of Parker Scheer Lagomarsino LLP have successfully represented scores adults and children injured or killed as a result of medical errors. Medical malpractice litigation remains one of the most complex areas of personal injury law. Choose a law firm with a proven record of success, Parker Scheer Lagomarsino. There is never a fee for an initial consultation and all cases are handled on a contingent fee basis, meaning there is no legal fee charged until we recover for you.

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