The brain controls every function in the body—even bowel and bladder functions. In fact, the brain helps people know when they have to go to the bathroom and allows them to use their bodies in a way that helps them empty their bowels and bladders. So when someone suffers a brain injury as a result of medical malpractice, bladder and…
Patients go to their doctors when they don’t feel well or when something is wrong, trusting their doctors will diagnose their conditions and help them get better. Often, medical tests are necessary for thorough diagnosis. However, sometimes doctors fail to order imaging tests, blood work, or other diagnostic tests when they should have. When needed tests are left undone, a…
When you see a tractor-trailer, cement truck, log truck, or box truck headed down a Virginia road, the last thing you probably think about is something malfunctioning on the truck. However, one of the leading causes of truck crashes is failure of parts and systems. Some of the different types of equipment that can fail and lead to trucking accidents…
Your baby turns a week old tomorrow and you have yet to walk around with him in your arms. Ever since the delivery, you’ve been bedridden—with excruciating pain between your legs. It’s all you can do to hobble to the bathroom without fainting, let alone carry your newborn. Although you’re thankful that your doctor was able to safely deliver your…
When you’ve been taken advantage of, lied to by, neglected by, or otherwise injured by a medical professional, not only are you physically harmed but your faith and trust are affected. Depending on the situation, you may also be psychologically and emotionally devastated by the incident. Your entire future could be affected as the result of one person’s negligence, and…
Large commercial trucks loaded with various types of cargo are constantly traversing our roads and highways. All cargo carried by tractor-trailers is supposed to be loaded properly and secured so that it cannot shift when a truck goes around a curve or swerves. If a truck doesn’t have its cargo secured and equally distributed, the load can shift and cause…
Memory problems are almost always a result of a brain injury. When someone suffers from a serious traumatic brain injury (TBI), their memory is often impaired. Not only is having memory issues frustrating, but it can be life-changing. The Importance of One’s Memory By definition, memory is the ability to recall, keep, and use information. When the brain cannot take…
From the moment a patient is diagnosed with a health condition at a hospital, the attending physician and team generally start planning the patient’s discharge. They make their best predictions for discharging a patient once they know the patient’s course of treatment. In most cases, their predictions are correct as they balance a patient’s medical condition with an average recovery…
Approximately 500,000 people are seriously injured from burns every year, according to the American Burn Association. Of that half million, 40,000 will have an extended hospital stay, and 4,000 will die. While it can occur at any age, the groups most likely to sustain catastrophic personal injuries from a burn were children under the age of five and adults over…
When surgery goes wrong, an overdose of medication takes place, or any trauma to the brain occurs that causes it to swell and bleed, a traumatic brain injury may be the result. When a brain injury occurs, there are many adverse symptoms that survivors may experience, such as headaches, confusion, tiredness, and more. For the purpose of this article, we…