People largely recognize that car crashes can cause severe traumatic injuries, including amputations. Crashes can sever limbs and extremities, leading to dangerous blood loss, major infection risk and a host of other medical complications. People frequently inspect...
Car crash injuries often put short-term pressure on people by generating medical expenses and forcing them to miss work to seek medical care. Extended absences can put a person’s career at risk, especially if they do not have paid leave benefits or qualify for unpaid...
The phone rings while you are still sore from surgery and months from finishing rehabilitation. An adjuster sounds sympathetic, names a number and suggests you could put this behind you today. After a truck crash, that can feel like relief. It also arrives before...
“Broken heart syndrome” may sound metaphorical, but it describes a genuine cardiac condition that may require prompt medical attention. Also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy or stress cardiomyopathy, it causes the heart's main pumping chamber to temporarily change...
Radiology helps to define the potential of modern medicine. X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, ultrasounds and other imaging studies can help physicians identify illnesses and injuries that may not otherwise be apparent. Unfortunately, when mistakes occur during the imaging or...
Surgeries are major procedures that require considerable care and technique. You would expect your surgeon to take many precautions and exercise standard care when operating on you. After all, surgical procedures can normally involve physical pain, emotional stress...
A catastrophic injury or the unexpected loss of a loved one changes life in an instant. In the days and weeks that follow, legal matters are rarely a priority. Instead, those who have been affected by tragedy are often – and very understandably – focused on making it...
Healthcare providers routinely ask patients about allergies for an important reason. A documented allergy can mean the difference between a safe course of treatment and a serious, potentially life-threatening medical emergency. When providers fail to recognize,...
A traumatic spinal cord injury can change nearly every aspect of daily life. Beyond the immediate loss of movement or sensation, these injuries often create ongoing medical challenges that require years of treatment and rehabilitation. Many catastrophic injuries...
When healthcare providers fail in their duty of care toward you, the results can be devastating. Sustaining an injury after a medical error can lead to high financial and personal costs where your recovery should not be capped by a set limit. In Kentucky, the law...