Posts Tagged ‘military medical malpractice’
Military Malpractice Lawyers Advocate for Active-Duty Members in Pursuit of Recovery for Medical Errors
According to the Military Times, Navy Lt. Rebekah Moani Daniel arrived at Naval Hospital Bremerton and gave birth to her daughter, Victoria, without complications. However, within four hours after the birth, she began hemorrhaging. Lt. Daniel, herself a labor and delivery nurse at this hospital, was given medication to get her bleeding under control, but unfortunately…
Read MoreUS News Uncovers Mounting Evidence that May Explain Military Surgical Errors
According to US News, interviews conducted with more than two dozen active-duty and retired military surgeons have found mounting evidence that military surgical readiness is fraying fast: There are severe shortages of skilled surgeons, especially trauma surgeons, on active duty and in the reserves. Army field hospitals “are not staffed with appropriate specialty capabilities for a…
Read MoreMilitary Medication Errors: NCBI Study Discusses Causes of Medication Errors
NCBI reported data relating to causes of medication errors in the US US Medication Error Statistics According to NCBI, the National Center for Biotechnology Information, 7,000 to 9,000 people die each year in the United States as a result of medication errors. Nearly 75% of these medication errors can be attributed to health care providers being…
Read MoreArmy Reserve Captain and Mother of Two Alleges She Suffered Military Misdiagnosis of Cancer
According to the Tampa Bay Times, Jessica Purcell, a captain in the Army Reserve, was pregnant with her first child when she first noticed a swollen lymph node under her left arm. After seeking care at a MacDill Air Force Base clinic in 2017, health-care providers told Purcell that it was likely an infection or something…
Read MoreU.S. News Reports that Hospitals Performing Fewer Surgeries May Have Higher Rates of Military Medical Negligence
Patient shortages in military hospitals may contribute to military medical negligence. U.S. News examined three decades of data drawn from every military hospital worldwide from 2012 through 2016, looking into 10 categories of procedures: weight-loss surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement, mitral valve repair, surgery to patch abdominal aortic aneurysms, carotid-artery stenting, and operations to remove…
Read MoreLow Volumes of Surgeries in Military Hospitals May Put Patients at Higher Risk of Military Surgical Errors
Research Shows Hospitals with Highest Volumes of Surgeries Achieve the Best Results According to U.S. News, three decades of research has shown doctors and hospitals with the highest volumes of complex surgical procedures achieve the best results. Most military surgeons, when they are not caring for troops injured in battle, attempt to maintain their skills by…
Read MoreSgt. 1st Class Richard Stayskal Discusses Pioneering Military Medical Malpractice Law for Active-Duty Members
A Solider with Cancer Gets His Day in Court Sgt. 1st Class Richard Stayskal, a 38-year-old Green Beret was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer by a civilian pulmonologist after doctors at Fort Bragg base hospital missed chances to diagnose the cancer before it had spread. According to NPR, Stayskal said that he got angry when an…
Read MoreActive-Duty Navy Sailor Files Military Medical Malpractice Lawsuit for Loss of Triplets
On November 15, 2017, an active-duty Navy sailor gave birth to triplets at 23 weeks gestation. Sadly, all died immediately after. According to Military.com, the mother had undergone intrauterine insemination at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center and became pregnant with quintuplets. Two of these babies died in utero, while the remaining three died immediately after birth. The mother alleges that her…
Read MoreNew Military Medical Malpractice Law
A Military Medical Malpractice Provision of the National Defense Authorization Act Allows Active Duty Members to Now File Malpractice Claims. The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act contains a military medical malpractice provision that grants active duty military members the same right that retired military members, military dependents, and civilians have enjoyed for decades- the right…
Read MoreMilitary Medical Malpractice Claims
Can Active Duty Military Members Now Bring Medical Malpractice Claims? Yes. The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law on December 20th and contains a provision that allows active duty military members (or their next of kin) to bring claims for recovery for injuries they suffered at military facilities as a result of…
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