On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 25, 2015 | Brain Injuries
Assumptions of safety by scientists may have increased the risk of physician error and long-term injuries for New Mexico patients who have received an MRI. The magnetic resonance imaging scan is typically performed with a contrasting agent, which is a metal that...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 22, 2015 | Hospital Negligence
In New Mexico and rest of the U.S., about 400,000 deaths per year are attributable to hospital errors that could have been prevented. An expert in patient safety at one large hospital believes that hospitals are responsible for the patients’ well-being while...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 22, 2015 | Brain Injuries
Sports and motorcycle enthusiasts in New Mexico may want to take heed: Traditional understanding of brain injury has been turned on its head by new research out of Stanford University. The idea that injury to this delicate organ primarily originates in the severity of...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 17, 2015 | Surgical Errors
New Mexico residents may be aware that the medical community has worked earnestly in recent years to reduce the number of mistakes made during surgery. The Universal Protocol was introduced a decade ago to provide a safety standard for surgical procedures, but...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 15, 2015 | Medication Errors
As more electronic health record platforms and health IT systems have been implemented, physicians have received more and more alert notifications. This has resulted in health care providers ignoring some alerts, which has had a negative impact on patient safety....
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 10, 2015 | Surgical Errors
New Mexico residents who may have heard stories about surgical mistakes such as a sponge being left in a patient may be interested to know that such incidents are so rare they are referred to as “never events.” This indicates that they are never supposed...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 9, 2015 | Birth Injuries
New Mexico parents may want to know that researchers have discovered a stronger genetic cause for cerebral palsy than once had been thought, leading them to call for unnecessary cesarean deliveries to end. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology published a...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 9, 2015 | Failure To Diagnose
A New Mexico patient who is diagnosed with cancer may be required to undergo different types of treatment. Some cancers are only associated with women’s reproductive systems, and without proper screening, it can be difficult to diagnose the diseases. The four...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 3, 2015 | Medication Errors
Some New Mexico residents may be aware that the overuse of antibiotics has potentially lead to a person’s resistance to the drug. However, a recent report indicates that part of the reason some antibiotics may be overused is due to a misdiagnosis by a medical...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 1, 2015 | Hospital Negligence
As many New Mexico residents know, electronic health records are quickly becoming standard as hospitals, other health care facilities and physician practices are routinely using them. However, EHRs are evolving in terms of physician use and training modalities. This...
