In this situation, damages will depend on the cause of the sepsis, the unique injuries suffered, and how a recovery is pursued. How the Nursing Home Resident Developed Sepsis Before you can recover damages from a nursing home for a sepsis injury, you must first prove that…
Sepsis treatment can save lives and may help prevent severe complications, but it isn’t always effective. Unfortunately, some nursing home residents will die from sepsis, or suffer long-term health problems, even if they get the right treatment promptly after diagnosis. Possible Problems Caused by Sepsis…
Sepsis is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment to prevent life-threatening complications. While treatment won’t prevent all sepsis-related deaths, the right treatment will save some lives and prevent other dangerous complications. Sepsis Treatment Options for Nursing Home Residents As soon as you learn that…
If you suffered an injury that would not have occurred but for the emergency room’s negligence, you could have a claim against the ER or hospital. Emergency rooms have a duty to triage, diagnose, and treat patients promptly. If you were not treated within a…
Before you can recover damages in a delay in medical care case, you must prove that the injury you suffered was caused by the delay in medical treatment and not the underlying medical condition. Specifically, you must convince the court that it was not your…
You may not have known you had a brain aneurysm. Most people with brain aneurysms are unaware of their conditions until a doctor finds it while diagnosing another condition. However, when a brain aneurysm ruptures, a prompt diagnosis and treatment plan are necessary to save…