San Antonio Personal Injury Law Blog
Signs of dehydration in the elderly
Neglect in nursing homes takes many forms. Maybe the staff doesn’t come when the person pushes the emergency alarm. Maybe they forget to give them their medication on time. Maybe they don’t help a patient move and roll over, leading to bedsores. Even when it’s not...
Passenger injured when driver hits tree and flees
If you’re riding with a friend or someone you know and get into a collision, did you know that you can still hold them accountable for their driving mistakes? If you’re hurt as a passenger, there’s no reason why you can’t file a claim if the driver’s errors led to...
Defective insulin pumps have injured thousands and caused a death
Imagine having your health or your very life depend on a medical device, only to wind up hospitalized because the device doesn't function the way it should. That nightmare scenario is exactly what has happened to thousands of people with the Medtronic MiniMed 600...
Accident rates drop when school starts later
According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), teenagers should not start their school day before 8:30 a.m. Research has suggested that teen drivers are more awake and less likely to get into an accident when the school day starts later in the morning....
Hospitals routinely ignore their obligation to report bad doctors
It seems like everyone you know has some kind of horror story about medical-care-gone-wrong. It isn’t really surprising that medical mistakes are the third-leading cause of death in the United States. Despite this, only half of all American hospitals have ever...
Could a “granny cam” prove your elderly loved one is being abused?
Is it really necessary to put a hidden camera in your loved one’s room at the nursing home? If you suspect abuse, it might be the smartest thing you can do. So-called “granny cams” have become a hot topic throughout the nation as people have gradually become more...
3 steps to take if you’re injured in an auto accident
You were on your way home for a loved one’s wedding when your worst nightmare happened. You were struck by another vehicle as you passed through a local intersection. You were bruised and battered by the crash, so you called 911 right away and had the emergency team...
Bedsores often result from nursing home negligence
Bedsores, also called pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers, develop most often in people confined to beds or wheelchairs and have a limited range of motion. Nursing homes, or other long-term care facilities, are the most common places they are found. Bedsores are a...
How older adults can protect themselves from financial abuse
Older Americans can be at serious risk for financial exploitation. According to a recent study, elderly adults in the U.S. get scammed out of $3 billion to $37 billion annually. Reportedly, those losses are even higher if the perpetrator is a family friend or...
Study shows MRI scans may prevent misdiagnoses
Some Texas patients who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease may actually be suffering from memory loss related to traumatic brain injury. According to a new study that included 40 medical patients with an average age of 68 years old, up to 21% of older...
