Woodstown New Jersey Law Blog
Improper medication use during labor can cause maternal injury
The last month of pregnancy can cause mothers-to-be significant impatience. It is very hard to wait for labor to start and that as-of-yet unborn little one to finally open their eyes for the first time. Once labor starts, it is only a matter of time and effort before...
Encourage your tweens to use seat belts
It’s easy to get small children to buckle their seat belts as they are often too small to do it themselves anyway. Even when they get old enough to do it themselves, they may still be at the age where they listen to most instructions given to them by their parents....
Number one cause of fatal car accidents? Distracted driving
Modern technology is wonderful for communication. Thanks to email, cellphones and social media, you can easily stay in touch with your friends and family. However, not everyone always uses technology safely. One time you should never a cellphone is when you are...
Compensation after a crash relies on proving injury association
The car accident turned your life upside down. You can barely think about all the bills through the pain, but you’re going to have to face them sooner or later. Fortunately, if you can prove your injuries were due to someone else’s negligence, you might get help...
5 birth injuries that may be caused by malpractice
Unfortunately, there are several birth injuries that can be caused by negligence. Not all injuries are due to physician mishandling, but some are. If your baby sustained an injury during birth, it may have been caused by malpractice. Here are 5 birth injuries that...
Optic neuritis frequently misdiagnosed
When people in New Jersey are diagnosed with optic neuritis, a sometimes-painful inflammation of the optic nerve that can be accompanied by vision loss, they may begin to receive treatment right away. However, up to 60 percent of those patients may in fact have...
Medical errors pose a threat for American patients
While many people in New Jersey and across the county identify health care as a major political issue, the consequences of medical errors have largely been kept outside of the public debate. Across the country, medical mistakes are the third most common cause of...
Evening hours pose greatest risk for accidents
Motorists in New Jersey and across the United States are in greater danger of being involved in a motor vehicle accident when driving at night versus daytime driving. The National Safety Council estimates that driving at night puts drivers at three times a greater...
Cancer survivors face greater risk of suicide
Two recent studies show that the link between cancer survival and suicide is greater than previously believed. Not only do survivors suffer from depression, sadness, distress and grief, some survivors also face physical disfigurement and crushing debt that leads to a...
Surgeon faces penalties for mistaking kidney for tumor
New Jersey patients expect to be consulted before a medical procedure is performed on them. However, a Florida woman didn't receive that standard of care when she underwent back surgery in 2016. During the procedure, the surgeon mistook one of her kidneys for a...
