Being injured at work can lead to huge physical, financial and professional problems. Not only will you likely be going through a great deal of pain and suffering, but you'll also need to pay a significant amount of money for the medical bills, as well as dealing with...
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Which types of workers are most apt to suffer repetitive stress injuries?
Many individuals have heard of carpal tunnel syndrome or tendonitis yet may still be unaware of the broader repetitive strain injuries (RSIs) category that encompass these conditions. If there's one detail that you should know about RSIs, it's this: Patients don't...
5 tips for patients that can help avoid medical mistakes
Being sick can be scary -- especially if you have chronic health issues or a complicated condition. You may often feel like the average medical provider knows less about your condition than you do — and that’s dangerous. There are, however, steps you can take that...
Important points to remember about spinal cord injuries
A person who suffers from a spinal cord injury can have many different effects. The first days following the accident can include a deluge of information that’s often frightening. Understanding how the injury might impact you and what happens in those early days might...
Your employer’s responsibilities when you’re injured at work
All workplaces have potential dangers and hazards, no matter how safe it may seem. Whether you are an office worker, a server or a health care worker, you could be at risk of getting injured at work. Becoming injured can have a profound emotional, physical and...
Medication errors: Watch out for dangerous or deadly mistakes
Taking the wrong medication can be dangerous or deadly. While some medications will have no ill effects when taken inappropriately, others may cause lasting complications. Some medications are more likely to cause problems than others. For example, a low dose of a...
Grocery store injuries: What workers should know
As an employee at your local grocery store, you’ve worked hard to make sure your customers have access to the food and items that they need. That often means stocking shelves for hours on end or being asked to cover a shift for a cashier, handling hundreds to...
Seeing too many patients can lead to more medical malpractice
Just waiting for an appointment at your doctor's office can make it very clear that they have quite a few patients that they take care of in their practice. Seeing how many people have overlapping appointment times with your own can really drive home how little time...
What items get left behind during surgery?
Surgical mistakes take many forms. Nurses can give patients too much medication. Surgeons may operate on the wrong body parts or doctors confuse the forms and send in the wrong patients. There are many examples and all can have negative impacts on patients' lives. One...
