Do you ever wonder whether a doctor followed the rules of the road in his or her care and treatment of you or a loved one? The rules of the road are not always so clear but many medical societies issue guidelines doctors must follow. When they don’t Dankner Milstein, P.C. is here to help. Click on the link below to find out more.
In any other context, doctors are trained to minimize major surgical interventions. Why is it, then, that Caesarian sections are so common when delivering babies in the U.S. today?To be sure, sometimes C-sections have to be done to avoid birth injuries or other complications. This can be necessary, in certain circumstances, to prevent brachial plexus injuries that can cause cerebral palsy.Shoulder dystocia is also a legitimate concern.But many experts believe that C-sections are done far
Not just planes have black boxes. Automoblies have them too and they contain data that can be very important in establishing fault in a personal injury motor vehicle accident case. At Dankner Milstein, P.C we routinely demand black box preservation and data review when we litigate a motor vehicle accident case. Please refer to the link below to learn more about how this little know device is playing a major role in accident litigation
Doctors must balance many factors when working in our complex healthcare system. But patient care must still be primary. This means, in part, that doctors order diagnostic tests when necessary, but refrain from doing so when it serves no real medical purpose.To be sure, failure to diagnose cancer is a real risk. This is as true in New York or Brooklyn as it is anywhere in the country.The need to detect cancer and other conditions
The rate at which patients acquire infections in the hospital is disturbingly high. Estimates are that such infections affect 1 of every 20 patients. Indeed, so many people die from them that hospital-acquired infections rank in the top ten among causes of death in the country.In many cases, the infections are the result of medical malpractice.What are some of the steps that medical care providers should be taking to prevent hospital-acquired infections?Proper hand hygiene is
A new research study contains findings that offer an element of people to people suffering from cerebral palsy, one of the most common types of birth injury.The term cerebral palsy is a fairly broad one for a group of disorders involving problems with movement caused by injury to the brain in the womb, during delivery, or as an infant.According to the researcher Dr. Sujatha Kannan, there is a “window of opportunity for treatment, even after
In a more rational world, the myth that many medical malpractice suits are unjustified would not even have gotten started. Unfortunately, the myth has somehow managed to remain alive – despite ample evidence to the contrary showing how dangerously widespread medical malpractice really is.Every so often, however, criticisms do punch holes in the falsehoods that the myth tries to perpetuate. One of those is the notion that the cost of medical care would be substantially
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