The unintended retention of foreign objects (URFOs) is medical malpractice that can cause serious personal injury or death. It happens when a surgical team leaves any item or foreign object related to the surgery inside a patient. Most common objects left behind are sponges and towels, small device components or…
The train accident in which Two Metro North commuter trains serving New York City collided last May could have been avoided. Robert Puciloski, the Metro-North chief engineer admitted that poor track inspection and poor maintenance led to the accident. He was testifying yesterday before the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)…
More than 3000 people die every year in distracted driving accidents but some reckless drivers don’t seem to care. The new “trendy” thing to do is to post Driving Selfies on Instagram and other social media sites. This afternoon research for #drivingselfie on Instagram returned 3,774 posts, #drivingselfies 1,886 posts…
Another pedestrian was killed in a car accident in New York. A 74 year old woman was in a crosswalk on E. 141st street in South Bronx when she was hit by an SUV heading South on Beekman Street. She suffered a severe head injury and died at the hospital.…
Cases of serious personal injury such as small holes in the stomach and colon, colon blockage, blood poisoning and death have been reported in recent years to the CPSC after children swallowed two or more tiny magnetic stacking balls that attracted one another internally. High-powered magnetic stacking balls such as…
In 2014 medical malpractice will represent $0.60 per every $100 of hospital revenue or an average of $135 per hospital admission according to “Hospital and Physician Professional Liability Benchmark report” recently released by Aon and the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management. According to the report the number of medical…
Because a defective sensor may cause the car to brake on its own, Honda is recalling its Odyssey minivans from the 2007 and 2008 model years. Honda will install a new sensor on all recalled models. However new sensors will not be available until the spring of 2014. In the…
Here is the 2014 top 10 Health Technology Hazards just released by the ECRI Institute. This list is developed every year and highlights the health technology safety topics that the ECRI Institute’s Health Devices Group believes warrant the most attention for the coming year. TOP 10 HEALTH TECHNOLOGY HAZARDS FOR…
Carbon monoxide exposure can lead to serious personal injury and sometimes to death. In New York, 7 people died from carbon monoxide poisoning between 2005 and 2007. 370 people visited the emergency room and 50 people were seriously injured and hospitalized for the same reason during the same period. In…
A young father died in front of his family after being struck by a crazy driver racing down a sidewalk in the Bronx, New York. Startling video shows the enraged driver racing a dark green 1998 Toyota Sienna down the sidewalk on E. 233rd St. in Wakefield as panicked families…