Archive | October, 2009
Update: Some Patients of Reused Medical Supplies Test Positive for Disease
We’ve been following the troubling story of a nurse at Broward General who is accused of reusing certain types of medical equipment that’s supposed to be used once and then discarded. Earlier reports indicate that more than 1,800 patients were exposed to infectious diseases as a result, and now comes word that some of these [...]
Continue reading...Update: Police Getting Involved with Broward General Nurse Issue
7. October 2009
We posted yesterday in regards to a nurse at Broward General Medical Center who had reused medical supplies that were only designed to be used once, and how that conduct may have exposed more than 1,800 people to dangerous medical conditions. An update to the story was published today, and the essence of the [...]
Continue reading...Re-Used Equipment at Hospital Exposes More than 1,800 Patients
6. October 2009
Providing medical care at every level involves strict protocols that are designed to prevent unnecessary exposure to dangerous viruses and diseases. One of the most basic is to use disposable items such as saline bags and tubing once and to properly dispose of it so that any contamination that results will be limited to [...]
Continue reading...Jury Awards $4.3 Million in Medical Malpractice Case
5. October 2009
Medical malpractice cases can be particularly charged in an emotional sense, especially when the person who has suffered as a result of an alleged mistake is a newborn. Tragically, that’s what seems to have occurred to a Fort Lauderdale resident, now 15, as a result of the medical care she was provided immediately after [...]
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14. October 2009
Personal Injury, Professional Negligence