It never seems to fail: you’re on your way home after a long day at work. You’ve gotten past most of the congestion on 66 and your exit is coming up, but you’re stuck behind a truck going 60 mph. You don’t have time to pass him, so you’re forced to slow down and basically crawl the next half mile…
The accident happened almost a week ago. You were turning onto when the car behind you smashed into your rear bumper, sending you into a spin. You instinctively slammed on your brakes, causing your head to involuntarily jerk forward and strike your steering wheel. As the front of your car banged into a light pole, your airbag deployed, lurching your…
Traveling by car is one of the cheaper and more fun ways to get your family to your vacation. It can also be dangerous if you are not careful. Families traveling on road trips get into car accidents in Virginia every year. From distractions by the kids and GPS to getting drowsy after extended periods behind the wheel, there is…
Imagine walking into Inova for a routine skin biopsy one day, and being wheeled out a week later with an uncertain future. Although the biopsy was only supposed to take 24 hours from start to finish, your week long stay was the result of an infection caused by a dirty scalpel; your uncertain future is the direct result of that…
You’ve just gone through the most devastating experience of your entire life. After living through a horrendous accident, you’ve just had to listen to your doctor tell you that you may never walk again. Your entire life has just taken a complete 180 degree turn and you have no idea what to do next. What you do know, however, is…
Try to imagine a scenario where you and your two children were in a minor car accident about a week ago. You struck your head on the door but your children were safely secured in their car seats and didn’t suffer any apparent injuries. You were taken to Inova, and your doctor stitched you up, did a precursory exam on…
Throughout the past 20 years, Washington D.C. has had the unfortunate distinction of suffering one of the highest fetal, perinatal, and neonatal infant mortality rates in the country. According to the Washington Post, D.C.’s rate, although steadily decreasing, is still higher than the National average of 6.1 deaths per 1,000 newborns, The latest data puts it around 8, meaning every year…
Buying a new car can be an extremely exhilarating experience. You walk onto the Falls Church, Jim McKay or Brown Mazda lots and realize you can have any car you want—your perfect car. All you have to do is decide which one is the best. This is where it may get tricky. Your family’s safety is the top priority, so…
It’s amazing how an accident can seem to alter the flow of time. Surprise, frustration, anger and pain can make a second feel like an hour and a month feel like a day. During an accident, time can seemingly slow down as you helplessly watch and feel yourself get injured, but once it’s over, you realize it only lasted a…
It doesn’t matter if you’re a doctor at Inova Fair Oaks, a psychiatrist at St. Elizabeth’s, or a nurse at Sibley Memorial, you and your professional peers must all take an oath to uphold your patients’ medical rights and to prevent them harm to the best of your ability. When you go against that oath and either willingly or carelessly…