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October 9, 2023

Every year, countless families in New Jersey make the decision to entrust the care of their loved ones to nursing homes, hoping that they will be treated with the respect, care, and dignity they deserve. Yet, medication errors remain one of the most common and concerning issues plaguing these establishments. At Team Law, we believe it’s vital for everyone to understand their rights and what legal recourse is available when a loved one suffers due to a medication error in a nursing home. What Constitutes a Medication Error? Medication errors can range from minor oversights to grave mistakes that…

January 20, 2022

After a patient undergoes surgery or some other invasive medical procedure, they will typically require post-operative care. Post-operative care involves monitoring the patient’s condition and providing the patient with instructions to follow once they are discharged from a medical facility. Post-operative care is intended to ensure that a patient heals and recovers from their procedure and does not suffer any complications, such as infection.  Unfortunately, sometimes medical providers will render negligent post-operative care to patients, resulting in complications that can lead to significant medical harm. A patient who suffers post-operative complications may need to be hospitalized, undergo another surgery, or…

August 20, 2021

Eye-related medical procedures, although rarely life-or-death, are still serious matters, as a mistake made while treating the eyes can permanently affect a patient’s vision. While doctors and other medical professionals might make mistakes when treating a patient’s eyes or eye condition, these mistakes might not necessarily rise to the level of medical malpractice.  What is Medical Malpractice? Not every error by a healthcare professional is considered medical malpractice. Instead, medical malpractice occurs when a medical provider renders treatment to a patient that fails to comply with the accepted standard of care, and the patient suffers injury as loss as a…

March 25, 2020

While advances in modern medicine continue to occur, there are always risks associated with c-sections. These are serious and major surgical procedures that occur when a woman is unable to give birth vaginally for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, the infant is in distress and an emergency c-section is required. On the other hand, c-sections are scheduled when it is believed that the woman would be unable to give birth vaginally. Just like any other surgical procedure, there are risks associated with c-sections. Things can go wrong. If an OB/GYN makes mistakes during the procedure, it is the woman and…

February 10, 2020

After an operation, it is necessary for patients to receive an adequate amount of care due to the risks of complications that can occur. Post-op nurses have a serious obligation to provide the highest level of care possible to a patient while making sure the patient’s needs are met. If the nurse fails to provide the level of care that the patient needs and deserves, it can lead to complications that put a patient’s life at risk. Those complications could also cause an individual to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against the post-op nurse and the hospital where things…

November 27, 2018

For serious medical emergencies, or even medical scares when you are unsure of what is happening, you can go to the emergency room for immediate care. However, even though the purpose of an emergency room is provide care when it is urgently needed,  it is not uncommon for patients to experience further injury or harm in an emergency room. Why Do ER Errors Happen in New Jersey? One major element leading to substandard care in emergency rooms is the emergence of Physician’s Assistants (PA’s).   As a cost cutting measure, many hospitals use…

October 30, 2018

An ischemic (lacking blood flow) limb is a true medical emergency. Delay in treating a blood clot often results in amputation of fingers, toes, arms or legs. Once blood flow stops, there is a limited window of opportunity within which to restore the flow of blood. Left untreated, necrosis (death) of the body part lacking blood flow will usually occur within six to eight hours. One hour must be subtracted from the six to eight hour timeframe within which blood flow must be restored in order to allow for the unavoidable one hour delay caused by the “decision…