When patients go into the emergency room or outpatient clinic, they are often stressed, in pain and/or suffering from an unknown condition. People go in searching for medical assistance from trusted health care professionals and may not receive the proper diagnosis as...
Medical Malpractice
Factors contributing to sentinel events
Part of the trust between Louisiana patients and their doctors stems from the belief that in the operating room, the surgeon will perform the right surgery on the right part of the body. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Wrong-site, wrong-procedure and...
Steps to take after a prescription drug recall
When you head to a pharmacy in Louisiana to pick up a prescription drug, you want to believe that the medication you are about to take is not only effective but also safe. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. The law firm of and...
Reviewing examples of surgical errors
From prescribing the wrong medicine to errors involving anesthesia, there are many examples of medical professional negligence. In Bossier City, and across all parts of Louisiana, patients who are preparing for surgery or recently underwent a surgical operation may...
Medication errors and how they can affect your life
Medication errors are a serious problem that can happen for a variety of reasons. If a patient is given the wrong type of medication or the wrong dosage, the consequences can be devastating. In the United States, close to 1.3 million people deal with injuries related...