It is well-known that driving after having consumed alcohol is never a good idea. It is illegal and this is for good reason. Alcohol affects your response time and can encourage reckless behavior; therefore, drinking and driving endangers you and the people around...
What are injuries from stray energy?
During surgery, when electrical devices are used, patients can potentially incur burns and other injuries as a result of the electrical current. These injuries can be extremely painful and potentially life-threatening. This risk is particularly prevalent in...
Georgia’s penalties are severe for first-time driving offenses
It is very common for a driver to be subject to a ticket for all sorts of traffic violations. This could be something minor like failing to indicate a turn or going over the speed limit by a couple of miles. But certain other offenses can be serious enough to threaten...
Consequences in Georgia for driving over the limit
Many of us depend on our car to get us everywhere. So sometimes after a drink or two, or the morning after a night of heavy drinking, we can be tempted to get in the driver's seat, believing that we are competent and that we are safe. This is not only illegal, but can...
Surgical errors: The risk of anesthesia
When undertaking an operation, the patient is administered anesthetic to block the pain of the operation and to send the patient to sleep. When a healthy patient goes for an operation and is given anesthetic from an experienced and competent surgeon, there is a very...
Melanoma misdiagnoses are latest dark spot in cancer treatment
With close proximity to ocean beaches in the Savannah area, you are probably well aware of the health dangers of prolonged sun exposure. You know to wear sunscreen while at the beach and know how to spot heat stroke among your friends and family, but do you know how...
Car accident conviction: Involuntary manslaughter
Being involved in an accident where a person is killed is everyone's worst nightmare. No one ever wants their actions to have potentially resulted in the death of a person. Depending on the circumstances of the accident, you may be at risk of being accused of...
Problems caused by metal hip replacements
Using metal in hip replacements was once standard procedure. However, after thousands of surgeries were conducted, patients began complaining of unfortunate side effects. Upon further investigation, doctors often found metal parts that had broken off from the hip...
A delay in diagnosing cancer: Claiming damages
As patients, we have little option but to trust our doctors and believe that their advice or diagnosis is correct. However, even though doctors are extremely well trained, human error at some point is inevitable. Although it is inevitable, it is not acceptable for a...
A novel idea for preventing DUIs
For decades states have wrestled with the problem of reducing the number of deaths and injuries caused by drunk driving. A recent article in the Denver Post describes an innovating approach Colorado is taking: They're giving individual breathalyzers -- breath test...