Blog: Hospital Negligence
- Nurse Interruptions, Phone Calls, and Malpractice: The Connection
Oct 28, 2022
Pediatric Nurses Interrupted by Phone Calls have been Associated with a Rise in Medication Errors The cell phone is a double-edged sword, as anyone knows. A ringing phone or pinging text message while driving can splinter a driver’s attention and create a danger to others, but the roads are not the only dangerous settings for cell phone distractions. Distracted healthcare workers also get incoming calls and texts on the job. When that job is handling...Read More - Top Causes of Childhood Death in the U.S.
Nov 27, 2020
While childhood death rates have improved over the decades, a significant number of childhood deaths still occur in the U.S. Among survivors of accidents and serious medical conditions, many children are forced to live with ongoing health problems. In the early 20th century, children under 5 comprised roughly 30 percent of all deaths in America. Today, only a fraction of that number die, due in large part to upgraded living standards, improved scientific knowledge, and...Read More - Top Errors in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Aug 8, 2020
The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), with its beeping machines and blinking screens, can be a frightening place for new parents. Hospital employees rush around tiny newborns attached to tubes and machines as you watch helplessly, worried about your baby’s health and hoping for their full recovery. While the medical care provided to those particularly fragile infants in the NICU can be extremely beneficial, sometimes lifesaving, this part of the hospital is also a place...Read More - Childbirth Complication Rates & Maternity Care Negligence in Hospitals
Apr 26, 2019
Maternity care should be among our top priorities as a society and yet we as a nation consistently fall short in this significant area. While there is a host of available information regarding hospital complication rates, there is little to no data related to childbirth complication rates made available to the public in the United States. USA Today sought to correct this issue, attempting to lift the veil on complication rates in maternity care and...Read More - Babies Die after Acquiring Bacterial Infection at Newark NJ Hospital
Nov 30, 2018
A bacterial outbreak at a hospital in Newark, New Jersey has now claimed the lives of three babies who received care in the University Hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The hospital’s infection control program was reportedly kept in the dark about the most recent deaths. However, the New Jersey Health Department became aware, subsequently sending its own inspection team to investigate. According to an announcement from state health department officials, the investigation will delve into the...Read More - Children with Acute Neurological Conditions with Brain Damage Common, Study Says
Jan 28, 2018
Neurological conditions are a significant danger affecting children from birth through adolescence. A recent international study found that 16 percent of children in pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) have acute neurological conditions with brain damage resulting from cardiac arrest, traumatic brain injury, or other causes. The study, published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, was intended to evaluate the prevalence of neurological injuries and associated outcomes among pediatric patients in intensive care units. Called the PANGEA study, which...Read More