It was all a blur. One second you were dropping your little boy off at Chesterbrook; the next you were getting a call that he was taken to Inova after falling off the swing set. The principal didn’t have much information other than he fell and hit his head. As you rushed to the emergency room, all you could think…
The news is still stunning. Your child was born, and you could not love her any more than you do. Yet, this was not what you imagined. You didn’t anticipate that the negligence of a doctor in a northern Virginia hospital would leave your child with a birth injury that would affect her, and you, forever. Focusing on the Future You may replay what…
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…
It is normal for most surgeries to require some type of anesthesia, but the use of anesthesia comes with great risks. This is why anesthesia administration needs to be done with great precision, and patients on anesthesia need to be monitored with great care. The frightening truth is that errors and complications do occur during and after the administration of…
Whether you have been in a car accident before or not, it is important to know how to deal with the insurance company before making mistakes that can destroy your personal injury claim and ruin any chance of getting fair compensation for your damages and losses. Because adjusters deal with car accident claims every day and are looking to minimize…
Bicycle accidents can happen to anyone at any time—even when cyclists are following the rules of the road. Whether a car pulls out from a parking lot into a bicycle, a driver opens a car door right in front of a bicyclist, or a driver is blinded by the sun and fails to see a bicycle prior to turning, bicyclists…