On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jul 1, 2020 | Blog, Medication Errors
Annually, there are an estimated seven million patients who are victims of medication errors. Medication errors cost healthcare providers in New Mexico and throughout the country $21 billion per year. However, it is believed that up to 25% of those mistakes could be...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 17, 2020 | Blog, Failure To Diagnose
Residents of New Mexico who experience frequent headaches may have a neurological condition known as cluster headache. Cluster headache attacks can last between 15 minutes and three hours, can occur several times a day and are so excruciating that many have compared...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jun 10, 2020 | Blog, Failure To Diagnose
Although Parkinson’s disease can have major impacts on a person’s life in New Mexico or elsewhere, diagnosing the disease and predicting the progression of the disease is difficult. According to polls, approximately 25 percent of those with Parkinson...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | May 20, 2020 | Blog, Failure To Diagnose
New Mexico residents know that there’s always the risk of having a medical condition misdiagnosed. However, this risk is especially high among cancers, vascular events and infections. Investigators at Johns Hopkins University led a recent study analyzing the...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Apr 9, 2020 | Blog, Doctor Errors
Some New Mexico residents may suffer from gout, the inflammatory arthritis caused by a build-up of uric acid. What’s worse is that when they go to the doctor for a diagnosis, they often receive the incorrect one. Below are six conditions that gout can often be...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jan 14, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog
One of the most well-known birth injuries in New Mexico is Erb’s palsy, a disorder where the brachial plexus nerves are damaged and cause partial or total paralysis in the affected arm and hand. This is accompanied by atrophy of the surrounding chest and...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Dec 30, 2019 | Blog, Medication Errors
Every year, at least 7 million people in New Mexico and across the U.S. are subject to a preventable medication error. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality says that 2% to 5% of all hospital admissions in the world are the result of such errors. Around 30%...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Apr 19, 2018 | Blog
In an emergency, you expect the medical personnel at a New Mexico hospital to do whatever it takes to save your life regardless of whether you have the chance to consent to any treatment deemed necessary. Under normal circumstances, however, you would more than likely...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Mar 16, 2018 | Blog
In order to “go under the knife,” you have to have a certain degree of trust in the surgeon who will be cutting into your body. You trust that your life is in good hands, and that the surgeon will keep your best interests in mind during the operation. You...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Feb 16, 2018 | Blog
For most New Mexico parents and others throughout the nation, having a baby is typically one of the most exciting, joyful experiences in life, that is, as long as nothing goes wrong during pre-natal, labor, delivery or post-natal care processes. You may be the type of...
