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About three million workplace injuries occur each year, with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration reporting about 4,500 workplace deaths occur from sudden traumatic injuries. Some occupations inherently have a higher rate of employee injury and death than others; government statistics show that construction workers have the highest risk of suffering a workplace injury. Among […]
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Nearly a century ago, and completely by accident, we were blessed by the discovery of antibiotics. These new drugs could be used to combat a large number of bacterial infections. However, over the years and with constant use, these wonder drugs have caused new mutations of bacteria to emerge. These new strains of bacteria are
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A burn is an injury to the skin caused by heat, fire, explosions, electrocution, chemicals or radiation exposure. Minor burns usually heal without any problems, while more severe burns can lead to permanent damage to tissues, bones, tendons, muscles and nerves. In addition to the physical scars and lifelong disfigurement caused by severe burns, a
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Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) occurs in premature infants, and involves damage to the intestine. It can range from a small mucosal lesion to full thickness necrosis, or death, of a portion of the bowel. Initial symptoms included feeding intolerance, abdominal distention, temperature instability, lethargy, vomiting, and bloody stools. If not promptly diagnosed and treated, NEC can
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Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, meaning that many people are starting to spend time in swimming pools this season. But the fun that comes with summertime recreational activities also brings inherent risk that we must safeguard against. According to the latest statistics from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, child drownings in pools
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The vertebral arteries are blood vessels located on each side of your neck that supply blood and oxygen to your brain. A vertebral artery dissection occurs when there is a tear or slit in the artery and it allows blood to leak out of the vessel. After the blood oozes out it starts to form
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A spinal hematoma or epidural hematoma is a collection of blood that presses on the spinal cord or nearby nerves. Bleeding into the epidural space can be caused by an epidural injection, back trauma, lumbar puncture, anticoagulant medication, traumatic fall or a catastrophic injury or accident. Symptoms of a spinal hematoma may begin with local
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Our Pennsylvania accident attorneys understand that the day your teenager receives his or her driver’s license is a milestone for that young person as well as for you as a parent. But the very real danger that teen drivers pose to themselves and the people with whom they share the roads means a parent’s responsibility
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Few American law firms have the breadth of experience with medical malpractice lawsuits, or the number of successful medical malpractice verdicts and settlements, as Kline & Specter PC, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Our attorneys draw on that significant “MedMal” expertise when arguing against damages caps for these types of lawsuits. At this time, nine states across
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Cephalopelvic disproportion, or CPD, occurs when a baby’s head or body is too large to fit through a mother’s pelvis or birth canal. This may be due to a small pelvis, abnormally shaped pelvis, breech or transverse lie position or a large baby. If CPD is not diagnosed and treated in a timely manner, it
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Fire escapes are supposed to save lives, but often these old, dilapidated – and, in Philadelphia, uninspected – structures actually result in severe injuries and loss of life. That was the case in January 2014, when a fire escape landing collapsed at a Center City apartment, sending three young adults hurtling about 40 feet to
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It has been estimated that missed, incorrect, or delayed diagnoses affect as much as five percent of—or 12 million—medical cases within the United States annually. Of those, about half of all diagnosis errors are harmful. For instance, a late or missed diagnosis of cancer can lead to a spread of the disease and result in
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He was 61, a smoker, afflicted with high blood pressure and diabetes, but a doctor should not have ignored Finis Cuff’s high blood pressure of 200/80 during a visit in 2010. So said a jury in Delaware County recently in awarding nearly $7.4 million to Cuff, who suffered a stroke two days after leaving the
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Two separate hit-and-run accidents involving pedestrians have left a four-year-old boy dead and a mother and her young son critically hurt in Philadelphia. Both incidents happened last night, with the fatal accident occurring in Southwest Philadelphia and the second injuring a young mother and her two-year-old son as they were crossing the street in the
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Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following: Blinds To Go – (200,000 units) Custom-made window shades present a strangulation hazard. Urban Outfitters- (13,370) “Cheeky” Tea Cups mislabeled microwave safe, posing a possible fire hazard. Dream On Me- (13,000) 2-in-1 Bassinet-to-cradle model cribs present fall and
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