The attorneys of the Mellino Robenalt, LLC work hard to share legal expertise with the community. Bringing you the most up-to-date information on surgical errors, medical injuries to children, and other medical malpractice issues is of upmost importance. We specialize in these types of cases, and regularly share our legal research to keep you informed.
Posted on: Sunday, June 16th, 2013
As a child, Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez knew she wanted to go into medicine when she grew up, but she had no intention of treating cerebral palsy patients. “I didn’t want to be surrounded by more of me,” she told Fox News. “I didn’t feel good about myself because of my disability.” In fact, it sometimes embarrassed her, so she avoided glancing at her reflection in windows as she struggled to walk down the street. But after she and Dr. Mike Noetzel with the St. Louis Children’s Hospital discussed the lack of advancement in cerebral palsy studies since the 1960s, Brunstrom-Hernandez [...]
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Posted on: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
When a mystery illness strikes a child, a worried parent reasonably expects a doctor to diagnose the problem. It was 2005 when the plaintiff took her young daughter to a pediatrics center to see her regular doctor. That physician was not available and another doctor looked at the plaintiff’s daughter. The mother was concerned about her daughter’s fever, headache and sore neck. The new doctor, who had only just completed her medical residency, diagnosed allergies, and sent the child home with allergy medication. According to trial records, the plaintiff asked the defendant if there were other tests that could be [...]
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Posted on: Saturday, April 20th, 2013
There isn’t a day that goes by without news that some state is getting creative on how to deal with medical malpractice reform. It seems to almost have reached the proportions of an epidemic — what to do about medical malpractice cases, how to reform the situation so huge amounts of money are not paid out, how to make things easier for the medical profession and how to lower insurance costs and payouts. Wait. Something is missing from that picture. What about the victims? In virtually any proposition relating to medical malpractice reform, victims are sidelined. They are living with [...]
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Posted on: Monday, April 1st, 2013
Where does a jury award and Medicaid dues owed begin and end? The Supreme Court is trying to figure that out. This story begins with the badly messed-up birth of Emily A. She was delivered by caesarian section, and the delivery did not go well. As a result of medical negligence, Emily was diagnosed as being profoundly disabled. She cannot talk, is blind, rarely moves, is subject to seizures and at times needs her airway cleared via suction. She requires around the clock care. Emily A is now 13-years-old and nothing will change for her anytime soon. The legal drama [...]
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Posted on: Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
When faced with a blood transfusion procedure, there can be a lot of uncertainty and fear. However, there are steps and precautions you can take that may help alleviate some of the anxiety and reduce the chance of suffering complications. Preparing for a Blood Transfusion Procedure When a transfusion is performed because of an emergency situation, there isn’t much an individual can do to prepare. But when it’s a planned procedure, follow the following steps. The first tip is to make sure the doctor has clearly explained the reason for the transfusion. You should understand how the procedure will be [...]
Posted on: Friday, February 22nd, 2013
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is a federal program that helps financially compensate people who have suffered vaccine injuries. The program differs from a tort lawsuit because it is on a no-fault basis and doesn’t require the plaintiff to prove negligence. If you want to file with the VICP, you will need to meet certain qualifications. One of the qualifications is that the vaccine that injured you be on the list of vaccines the program covers. According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, the VICP will cover the following vaccines: diphtheria; tetanus; pertussis (DTP, DTaP, Tdap, DT, TT, [...]
Posted on: Thursday, February 21st, 2013
Medical malpractice happens more frequently than some may think. Despite numerous measures put into place to better protect patients, it still happens at an alarming rate according to some medical error statistics. In fact, according to a Johns Hopkins study, surgical ‘never events,’ for example, occur an estimated 4,000 times per year. States with Most Medical Malpractice Claims Certain states had higher incidences of malpractice claims in 2012, according to Diederich Healthcare, a national medical malpractice insurance provider for physicians. The top five states for medical malpractice were: New York (1,744); California (1,352); Florida (1,003); Pennsylvania (903); and New Jersey [...]
Posted on: Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
Medical negligence is when a medical professional fails to provide a reasonable standard of care. Medical malpractice is when a patient is injured as a result of negligence. In other words, a physician could be negligent but it doesn’t necessarily mean you have a malpractice case. For instance, if you were accidentally prescribed the wrong type of medication to treat an ailment, this would be considered medical negligence. But if you suffered no ill effects from it, you wouldn’t be able to file a malpractice claim. Types of Medical Negligence A misdiagnosis can’t always be prevented, but if obvious symptoms [...]
Posted on: Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
Blood incompatibility can result in an adverse reaction within a person’s immune system. When a transfusion given to a patient contains a blood type different than what they require, it can lead to hemolysis and serious blood transfusion reactions. Blood Type Combinations Blood may be classified as type A, B, AB, or O. Each blood type can receive blood of the same type, and all blood types can receive type O. But type O blood can only receive other type O blood. Meanwhile, type AB blood can receive either type A or B blood. Blood is further classified by Rh [...]
Posted on: Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
Adverse blood transfusion reactions can result in severe or fatal injuries. Although it can stem from a variety of circumstances, one potential cause is using the wrong blood type during a transfusion, which can be a significant hospital error that may be considered a case of medical malpractice. What is a wrong blood type transfusion? There are eight blood types: A+, A-, B+, B-, AB+, AB-, O+, and O-. All blood types can receive blood of the same type, but certain blood types are compatible or incompatible with other types, too. All blood types, for instance, can receive type O [...]
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