The Ohio Senate passed legislation on Tuesday designed to protect children who sustain a concussion during a sporting event. The legislation was proposed by Akron's Childrens Hospital and other medical groups in response to increasing awareness about the potentially serious long-term effects of concussions and post-concussion syndrome. The legislation contains an eduction component aimed at [...]
Most nursing home and hospital beds come equipped with adjustable bed rails, which can be put up to prevent patients from falling out of bed. However, poor design or misuse of bed rails can lead to injury or death, according to this article in the New York Times. According to the article, about 150 deaths occurred [...]
Patients fall in the nursing home and hospital frequently. According to published statistics, 2% of all hospital admissions are complicated by injuries from falls. The risk of falls is higher in nursing homes and hospital due to patients being weak, elderly or infirm or due to the use of medications. Nursing care plans should include a fall [...]
The best way to reduce medical malpractice lawsuits is to reduce the amount of malpractice. Sounds obvious but up to now, more attention has been placed on limiting the number of malpractice claims and the amount that can be awarded to victims of malpractice. Placing limits on the amount that a jury can award a [...]
A report by the Inspector General's office of the Department of Health and Human Services found that nursing homes are inadequately prepared to handle common natural disasters. In the report, investigators found many "gaps in nursing home preparedness and response." Further, the report states that long-term care facilities' "[e]mergency plans lacked relevant information." The report comes on the [...]
