The "Epidemic" of Injury From Preventable Medical Errors

An enormous number of people die each year due to preventable medical errors--enough to more than wipe out the entire population of the City of New Orleans every year.  The Journal of Patient Safety reports that more than 400,000 people die each year from medical errors.  Even the conservative Forbes magazine notes that "[w]hen we don’t demand safety, [hospitals] don’t supply it."  

Where is the outcry from the public and from politicians?  Why do we hear politicians advocating efforts to limit an injured patient's right to sue healthcare providers instead of trying to fix the problem?  Americans are more than ten times more likely to die from a preventable medical error than they are to die on the highways.

But the same report cites a statistic that is even more stunning--the rate of serious injuries resulting from preventable medical errors may be as much at 20 time higher than the death rate.  Each year, the number of people in the U.S. suffering serious injuries from preventable medical errors may be approaching the entire population of New York City.      

Lies That Big Corporations Tell

Big corporations and their insurance companies want to limit, even take away, your right to sue.  Why?  Because lawsuits and the judicial process are the only remedies available to ordinary citizens to hold Corporate America accountable for its wrongdoing.

Corporations spend millions each year on misinformation campaigns, attempting to make people fear and distrust lawyers and lawsuits. 

For the truth about lawsuits and the judicial process, we recommend that you click the following link and read  Debunking the Myths.  

Damage Control: Purdue Researchers Tackle Football Head Injuries

Attached is an article that was published in the Indianapolis Monthly magazine. The article highlights Purdue University’s research on football helmets, including a new football-helmet design. Click here to read the full article. 

Children With Brain Injury Much More Likely to Suffer From Depression.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children who suffer concussion or brain injuries are much more likely to suffer from depression.  To read more, click here.

Could a ‘Trojan Horse’ Better Identify Traumatic Brain Injury?

Accurately diagnosing traumatic brain injuries and concussions is difficult, as standard CT or MRI scans can’t see most changes to the brain caused by these injuries.

Clinicians must rely on patients accurately and candidly describing their symptoms, which many patients – such as soldiers and athletes – are hesitant to do for fear of being removed from action with their unit or team...

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NATION’S YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTH LEADERS UNITE TO LAUNCH SPORTS CONCUSSION PARTNERSHIP

The National Council of Youth Sports (NCYS) has recently released an article talking about the creation of The National Sports Concussion Coalition. This Coalition includes partnerships between concussion specialists, sports medicine professionals, and leaders at other levels of sports to prevent and manage concussions among young athletes. Read the full article here

Arbitration Clauses-- Are You Signing Away Your Rights?

If you have applied for a credit card, opened a PayPal account, registered software, or filled out a warranty card, you have probably given up your rights to sue by agreeing to forced arbitration.  Forced arbitration requires consumers to bring their claims to an arbitrator instead of going to court.  Arbitration agreements are usually buried deeply in "fine print" and are impossible to find without spending hours reading through mind-numbing legalese.  In arbitration, the consumer usually loses while Corporate America avoids responsibility.

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