Kentucky Injury Legal Blog

Kentucky Motor Vehicle Accident Fatalities Down Slightly in 2011

According to the official website of the Kentucky State Police, Kentucky motor vehicle accident fatalities were down slightly for 2011 as compared to 2010.

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Why Taking Action Immediately is Vital to Success in a Motor Vehicle Accident Case

In the event of a motor vehicle accident where the other driver is at fault, it�s extremely important that you take action as quickly as possible.

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Mature Drivers More Likely to Be Involved in a Serious Accident?

As cliched as it may seem, older drivers are statistically more likely to be a victim of motor vehicle accident fatalities.

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How to Obtain a Motor Vehicle Accident Report in Kentucky

When you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident in Kentucky, it’s very important to quickly begin taking action to pursue any legal action that may be appropriate.

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Checking out Legal History on a Doctor

Perhaps the best research tool is one used by state medical boards. Pay a modest fee and obtain a report from a site called DocInfo.org, which is run by the Federation of State Medical Boards.

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Most Patients Unaware of Medications Received

Patients who do not know what medications they are being given cannot play a part in warding off potential errors.

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Anonymous surveys uncover diagnostic errors

A recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine analyzed 583 physician-reported errors related to missed or delayed diagnoses, mistakes the authors called a “frequent and underappreciated cause of patient injury.”

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Miscommunication most common cause of surgical errors

A study of surgical errors within the Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers from 2001 to mid-2006 published in this month’s Archives of Surgery showed one of the leading causes of these mistakes was miscommunication.

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Surgeon burnout cited in medical error rates

The new findings suggest a significant link between the mental well-being of surgeons and a higher rate of self-reported medical errors, something that may undermine patient safety more than the fatigue that is often blamed for many of the medical mistakes.

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Rhode Island hospital settles with actor’s family

lawyers representing actor James Woods presented evidence they said showed the hospital emergency room staff was negligent in their treatment of his brother Michael in 2006 and that the hospital was to blame for his death.

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