Georgia Personal Injury Blog
You Think It’s the Flu, but It’s Not
You’ve heard that a nasty bug is traveling through Atlanta, and one day you wake up and it hits you: fever, headache, nausea, and loss of appetite. You call in sick and head to the doctor, even though you have a hunch on what the problem is. The doctor and staff check you out and diagnose you with what you suspected you had all along: the flu. The doctor tells you to get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids. You then slouch home, crawl into bed next to a gallon of water, and wait for the bug to take its course.
The Horrific Consequences of Wrong-Site/ Wrong-Patient Surgery
You’ve heard the horror stories, and unfortunately, they are true:
- A patient undergoes surgery on the wrong organ
- A patient undergoes surgery on the wrong side (wrong leg, wrong arm, etc.)
- A patient undergoes surgery intended for a different patientRead more…
Foreign Objects Left Behind During Surgery
One of the more harmful things that can happen during surgery is for the surgeon and/or surgical team to leave a foreign object inside your body. These Retained Surgical Items (RSIs) can result in additional surgical procedures, internal obstructions, abscesses, visceral perforations, intestinal fistulas, and in some cases, death.
The Dangers of an Air Embolism
An air embolism, also known as a gas embolism, occurs when air enters the vascular system. An air embolism can occur in both a vein (venous) and an artery (arterial). An arterial embolism is more serious than a venous embolism, but both can cause blockage leading to organ damage, stroke, and heart attack. This is because an air bubble in a vein or artery can keep vital, oxygenated blood from reaching organs. During medical treatment, air embolisms may be caused by lung trauma, syringe injection, intravenous (IV) treatment, catheters, and other surgical treatments.
Understanding The Causes For Compartment Syndrome
Car accidents and personal injuries are a frequent occurrence in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Most resulting injuries can be easily treated, however, some have more serious consequences. When excess pressure builds up inside an area of the body and affects circulation, the resulting condition is called compartment syndrome. When compartment syndrome gets especially bad, it may require surgery to prevent permanent injury. It can be extremely painful and has potential to cause permanent damage to affected body parts.
Common Causes For Atlanta Burn Injuries
People suffer burn injury in the state of Georgia every day. Suffering a burn injury is a traumatic and painful experience. Even minor burns can produce long lasting excruciating pain. Victims of serious burns suffer greatly, and often have to undergo extensive care. In some cases, extended hospitalization is required, and skin grafting may be a necessary procedure. Sometimes amending the burn isn’t entirely possible, and serious permanent scarring, amputation, or paralysis may result. Aside from the physical injuries, burn victims also suffer emotional scarring and mental trauma. Self-esteem, self-consciousness and embarrassment occur often.
Failure of Firearm Safety Results in Shooting Death
In Punta Gorda, Florida, a police officer accidentally shot and killed a woman during a civilian training session. The gun used during the session mistakenly had a live round in it. According to a CNN report, the weapon was supposed to have had blank ammunition inside, and the purpose of the drill was a “shoot/don’t shoot” role-play scenario in which simulated lethal force was to be demonstrated.
Underpaid, Understaffed, and Undertrained – Georgia Nursing Home Negligence
When nursing home facilities undertrain, underpay, and understaff, the results can be deadly. Grant Law Office recently handled a case where an elderly nursing home resident died as the result of a fall that caused brain hemorrhage. The gentleman was considered to be at high fall risk. So, fall precautions were ordered for him.Read more…
Georgia Injuries That Can Lead to Hemiplegia
Hemiplegia is brain damage that leads to partial or total paralysis of one side of the body.
Hemiplegia is most often the result of disrupted blood flow to the brain. Such an injury can be caused by a traumatic brain injury, such as a blow to the head resulting from an automobile collision or any other trauma-causing incident.Read more…
How Uber, Lyft and Atlanta Rideshare Companies Handle Car Accidents
Rideshare companies such as Lyft and Uber have rapidly grown in popularity here in Atlanta. More and more people are choosing to use an app on their phone to use a rideshare app over calling a traditional cab. This means that residents of Atlanta are being driven around by strangers, in vehicles they’ve never been in before, under the assumption that they are protected in the event of an accident.Read more…
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