Central Line Infections Are Deadly
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are an estimated 30,100 central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSA) in U.S. health care facilities each year. These are serious infections that cause the prolongation of hospital stays and increased risk of death. These infections are preventable through the use of proper insertion techniques and the…
Read MoreWhen Justice is Served: Public Justice, Rosa Moreno and the AAJ
At Nace Law Group, we are proud of the work we do to ensure that our communities are safe and that victims of injustice are given their day in court. It is why we sit on the executive board of Public Justice, a group of dedicated attorneys who fight against injustice in all of its…
Read MoreStudy Links Sugary Drinks to High Death Tolls around the World
Most people probably understand that drinking too many sugary drinks is not good for their health. Now a group of researchers from Tufts University in Boston have published a study in the medical journal, Circulation, which puts the death toll from consuming sugary drinks at 180,000 adult deaths each year worldwide. Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D. Dr.P.H.,…
Read MoreNew Contraceptives and the Increased Risk of Fatal Blood Clots
Birth control pills have always carried the risk of blood clots and stroke, but a new study published in the British Medical Journal has found that the pill can be linked to anywhere from a two to a more than four-fold increased risk of blood clots when compared to women who are not taking oral…
Read MoreDespite Millions in Research Funding Still No Effective Treatment for TBI
According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s 2015 report to Congress in March, there are 2.2 million Emergency Room visits associated with concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). There are 280,000 hospitalizations and 50,000 deaths every year due to MTBI and despite a Congressional allocation of more than $600 million since 2007,…
Read MoreThe Heartbreaking Truths about Stillbirths
When you work in the world of medical malpractice, and especially when your job involves helping the victims of that malpractice, you have to learn to separate your emotions from your work; sometimes it is the only way to effectively help someone. But there are some stories, and some cases, that make it almost impossible…
Read MoreReversing Spinal Cord Injuries May Now be Possible
People who suffer with spinal cord injuries after a serious accident are often faced with life-long challenges. They could be paralyzed, live in excruciating pain, or suffer any myriad effects after the incident. A new study in the Journal of Neurophysiology supports evidence that patients whose nerves have been damaged as a result of an…
Read MoreConsumer Protection Report Finds Toxic Chemicals in Child Safety Seats
Nonprofit consumer advocacy group The Ecology Center released a report in early June that revealed that nearly 73% of child safety seats tested contained hazardous, toxic chemicals. Many of these toxic chemicals such as halogenated and non-halogenated organophosphates which are found in the flame retardants used on the fabric covers for the seats, as reported…
Read MoreCan Sleep Aid Drugs Contribute to Higher Car Crash Risk?
A new study finds a markedly increased risk of car crashes for new users of sleeping pills. The data shows there was an increased risk of car crashes for people who began taking Restoril (temazepam), Desyrel (trazodone) or Ambien (zolpidem), and this increased risk continued for about a year, according to University of Washington researchers.…
Read MoreUnderstanding Emergency Room Medical Malpractice
Emergency rooms are there to help people in the midst of a crisis. The medical personnel who staff emergency departments are generally well skilled individuals who save lives on a daily basis. However, mistakes can happen in the emergency room. People come in with life-threatening injuries, or they present with strange symptoms and the doctors…
Read MoreRecent Surge in Unqualified Plastic Surgeons Puts Patients at Risk for Injuries and Death
There has been such a significant surge in plastic surgery procedures being conducted by unqualified doctors that the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is issuing a warning about the dangers and the failed procedures being done by unqualified physicians. Once they have had unfavorable results from using an unqualified physician, many patients seek out…
Read MorePreventable Medical Mistakes and the Role of Human Behavior
Malpractice events rarely involve “just one” error; in truth, one mistake often leads to a cascade of errors. Sometimes the errors are seemingly minor. Other times, the doctor and the team makes an error so egregious that it is almost inconceivable that it happened. These types of errors are referred to by the medical community…
Read MoreNew Study Explores the Role of Umbilical Cord Accidents in Stillbirths
In a study published by the National Institutes of Health, the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network recently reported on the possible cause of death for 512 stillborn infants whose mothers gave consent for the postmortem exam. Umbilical cord accidents (UCA) accounted for 10% of the stillbirths in the study. A review of the literature on stillbirths…
Read MoreThe Importance of Giving Back to the Community We Serve
At Nace Law Group, we take our commitment to public service and to helping people very seriously – not only in our profession, but in our day to day lives. It is so important to us that children in cities like Washington, D.C. and Baltimore be given every opportunity to achieve their potential. That is…
Read MoreSummertime Accident Injury Prevention
Summer brings with it so many possibilities for fun, excitement and adventure, but also the opportunity for accidents and injuries. In the summer we all emerge from the hibernation of a long winter indoors and start cooking on the backyard grill, going camping, hiking and boating and swimming. Often times, the injuries that occur in…
Read MoreDriverless Trucks Could Mean Fewer Truck Accidents
If you happen to be driving along the highway in Nevada, don’t be alarmed if you look up and see a sleek, shiny, 18-wheeler driving along on its own. In early May of 2015 Freightliner introduced the Inspiration – the world’s first driverless truck made by Daimler Truck North America. Technically, they are not yet…
Read MoreHuman Error in Electronic Medical Records and the Risk of Malpractice
Electronic health records (EHS) are the digitized version of a patient’s paper charts. EHRs contain information about the patient’s medical history, diagnoses, medications immunization dates, allergies, radiology images and lab test results according to healthit.gov. One of the key features of EHRs is that a record can be created, managed and consulted by health care…
Read MoreNace Law Group Brings in $600,000 Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
At Nace Law Group, we know that no amount of money can ever truly make up for the tragic and wrongful death of a beloved family member. But we also know that the people we help are often saddled with medical expenses and other day-to-day debts and losses that accumulate over the course of a…
Read MoreThe Consequences of Hit and Run Accidents
Being involved in a car accident can be a traumatic experience. If you suffer any injuries or property damage, you have to deal with getting medical attention for yourself and repairs to your vehicle. Depending on the nature of your injuries you could be out of commission for a while, you could lose time at…
Read MoreWhen Cosmetic Surgery Procedures Go Wrong
Whether you are going under a cosmetic surgeon’s knife to remove a mole or to get a facelift, you probably have certain expectations about the results of the surgery – but you certainly do not go in expecting to come out of surgery in a worse condition than when you went in. And even though…
Read MoreAffordable, At Home Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer is Now Available
In 2013 Angelina Jolie announced that she had her ovaries removed and a preventative double mastectomy after learning that she had a BRCA1 genetic mutation, which meant that she had an 80% chance of getting breast cancer and 50% chance of getting ovarian cancer. The decision sparked a national debate about access to genetic information.…
Read MoreNew Information Surfaces about Horrific Amtrak Derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary findings regarding the devastating derailment of an Amtrak train heading from Washington, D.C. to New York on Tuesday. The NTSB reports found that the train was traveling at about 106 miles per hour around a curve, more than twice the legal speed limit. The train was…
Read MoreNace Law Group Sends its Thoughts and Prayers to the Victims of the Philadelphia Amtrak Accident
As a longtime Washingtonian, I have traveled Amtrak’s Northeast Regional train on many, many occasions. So it was horrifying to read about the accident near Philadelphia last night. The pictures were extraordinarily frightening, in part, because the café car, seats, and the train cars are so familiar. Tragedies like this often hit home with those…
Read MoreHow to Get Compensation for Vaccine Injuries and Adverse Immunization Reactions
Between the day children are born and the age of six, the U.S. government mandates that children receive 49 doses of 14 vaccines. Vaccines can be beneficial and they are responsible for almost completely wiping out diseases such as measles and saving the lives of millions of children every year. The World Health Organization (WHO)…
Read MoreWinchester Defective Shotgun Recall
There is a viral video that is garnering a lot of attention, and it seems to have prompted gun maker Winchester Repeating Arms to issue a recall of a defective shotgun model SXP, or Super X Pump shotguns with a 3 1/2″ chamber. The video, which has more than 819,800 views so far, was supposed…
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