Placing your loved one under the care of a nursing home staff in Queens requires a great deal of trust on your part. Unfortunately, we here at Futterman, Sirotkin and Seinfeld, LLP can attest to the fact that such trust can be easily abused. Those working in nursing...
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Was my medication error medical negligence?
Currently, doctors have a list of more than 10,000 medications in their supply of treatment options. Even though medical advancements have meant better treatment for people in the United States, there is a higher risk of adverse drug events, also known as ADEs. The...
Lawsuit claims doctor misdiagnosed stroke patient
The patients seen in hospitals and medical centers in Queens likely trust that the education and experience of their doctors will help in diagnosing whatever issues may be ailing them. In some cases, people may come in demonstrating commonly known signs & symptoms...
What are hospital emergency codes?
Almost every time you enter into a hospital or medical center in New York City, you are likely to hear messages sent out over the facility’s intercom system. Typically, these messages are meant to page doctors or other hospital staff members, yet every now and then,...
What is anesthesia awareness?
Like others in Queens, you have likely heard stories of patients waking up during surgery and dismissed them as being just that. However, anesthesia awareness is an actual diagnosed medical condition. What is anesthesia awareness? It is defined as the failure of...
Understanding breech presentations
As expecting couples in Kew Gardens get closer to their delivery dates, the anxiety they may have felt about the progression of their pregnancies may begin to abate. However, last minute complications can still arise that could affect both mothers and their babies....
Understanding why nursing home abuse goes unreported
Like most of those that we here at Futterman, Sirotkin and Seinfeld, LLP work with in cases involving nursing home abuse, you likely stand ready to initiate action if you ever got word that a loved one confined to a care center in Queens was experiencing abuse....
Determining if one has been misdiagnosed
Most patients seeking medical care in Woodbury place a great deal of confidence in their doctors' diagnostic skills. While such professionals are indeed the ones that patients would want attempting to assess what may be ailing them, it should be remembered that...
Triple amputee claims triage error led to loss of her limbs
When people present to the emergency departments in New York City’s hospitals, they are typically seen by triage nurses prior to being evaluated by a doctor. The role of the triage nurse is to assess a patient to determine the severity of his or her condition. If such...
Ensuring expert witness testimony is admissible
If you have been the victim of what you believe to be negligence on the part of a doctor and/or the Queens facility in which he or she practices, you may be contemplating initiating legal action. Like many who come to us here at Futterman, Sirotkin and Seinfeld, LLP,...
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