by Marcus Boston | Mar 15, 2016 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Emergency Room Errors, Medical News
Being a happy kid equals a lower heart attack risk as an adult? A study out of Finland looked at children, their environment, and the risk of suffering a heart attack later in life. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”)...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 9, 2016 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors, Medical News, Misdiagnoses
A mother who recently gave birth to triplets has passed away. According to news reports the mother had a pregnancy which did not seem to have any problems. After carrying her babies for 34 weeks she gave birth to three healthy babies. It was after giving birth...
by Marcus Boston | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors
One of the main roles of an emergency room (“ER”) doctor is to stabilize a patient. If the ER doctor suspects that a doctor with more specialization is needed, then the ER doctor needs to get that doctor involved as soon as possible for the patient. For example, a man...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 13, 2015 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors
When a patient visits a hospital emergency room, the medical staff is supposed to recognize an emergency and take the proper medical action to treat the emergency. It is when doctors and other medical professionals fail to recognize clear signs of an emergency that a...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 13, 2015 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors
When a patient visits a hospital emergency room, the medical staff is supposed to recognize an emergency and take the proper medical action to treat the emergency. It is when doctors and other medical professionals fail to recognize clear signs of an emergency that a...
by Marcus Boston | Dec 1, 2014 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors
You are not feeling well and you decide to check yourself into an emergency room in Baltimore City. While in the emergency room you given a medical diagnosis and eventually discharged from the hospital. You later learn that the diagnosis that you were given was...
by Marcus Boston | Dec 1, 2014 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors
You are not feeling well and you decide to check yourself into an emergency room in Baltimore City. While in the emergency room you given a medical diagnosis and eventually discharged from the hospital. You later learn that the diagnosis that you were given was...
by Marcus Boston | Nov 5, 2014 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors
You are not feeling well so you check yourself into the emergency room. Once there you are seen by the necessary medical staff and all of the preliminary things are done. You are then seen by a doctor. Based on the doctor’s examination and workup, it is determined...
by Marcus Boston | Sep 4, 2014 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors
Emergency room malpractice can have deadly repercussions on a patient. One of the most common types of malpractice in the ER deals with a misdiagnosis. As a result of this, it is important that patient’s be sure to do certain things to make sure that they are helping...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 14, 2014 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors
Patient presents to the emergency room complaining of chest pains and shortness of breath. The patient also explains the feeling of dizziness among other complaints. All of this information is gathered and reported to the on call doctor. How does this doctor go about...
