Bedsores, also known as pressure sores or decubitus ulcers, are common among nursing home residents. More than one in 10 nursing home residents experience this type of skin wound. Some are severe enough to expose bone or become infected. Pressure sores are caused by long-term pressure on the same area
Not all semi-truck accidents involve the actual truck or trailer slamming into a vehicle. Some semi-truck accidents are the result of unsecured or improperly secured loads shifting or flying off the trailer. These accidents can be just as devastating as accidents that involve the tractor-trailer careening into a vehicle. The
The holiday season is just around the corner. From Thanksgiving Thursday through the end of the year, many people will partake in spirits to celebrate the season. Sadly, some of those people will opt to get behind the wheel of a vehicle after they have been consuming alcohol. That poses
Hospital-acquired infections are very preventable, yet cause many serious injuries and deaths in hospitals and nursing homes every year. The statistics are staggering. According to the Healthcare IT News, around 722,000 hospitalized patients suffered a serious infection in 2011 while being treated in a hospital. At least 75,000 of these
A spinal cord injury can be caused by a motor vehicle accident, act of violence, sports injury or another similar situation. Anybody who suffers this type of injury understands that his or her life is going to change, at least for the time being. However, there is a variety of
Medical tests are routine, or so we like to think. Seldom do we question a positive or negative result, and we undertake or decline treatment based on those results. Almost everyone has had some type of medical lab test – a throat culture, a urinalysis or a blood glucose level.
Law enforcement personnel like Tasers, a weapon that is supposed to stun rather than wound. The appeal is that officers can subdue suspects without injuring or killing them. However, these weapons appear to pose a risk of serious injury and death; people have suffered serious injuries or died as a
A police officer and a civilian were hit by a car in Ohio, and both had to be taken to the hospital. Both were in critical condition when they were transported to Grant Medical Center. The accident happened after another three-car wreck got the deputy called to the scene. This
Many people who think about car accidents think about accidents that are caused by the negligence of another driver. While those types of accidents account for many of the accidents that occur, some accidents are caused by mechanical failures or defective components. A recent report that was adopted by the
Military service members who have suffered from traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress syndrome have often been ignored or misunderstood by the military, society, and those in the medical field. That might soon change because of a little-known alliance between military medicine and a private foundation that has set up