Painter Law Firm

When anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists juggle too many patients at once, patient safety pays

In a wrongful death case I'm handling, the anesthesiologist was handling 5 patients at once

Physicians can't terminate existing patients without reasonable notice

It's dangerous to patient safety for physicians not to look at the whole clinical picture

Nurses and doctors must jump into action when there's a sign of fetal distress

Anesthesiologists are supposed to screen for obstructive sleep apnea before surgery, and then take appropriate precautions

Convenience (and insurance company profits) comes at the risk of a bigger risk to patients

Sometimes physicians ignore the patient's symptoms, instead making decisions based on CT scan findings or lab values

Change of nursing shifts, units, and facilities present challenges for continuity of care

Nurses are required to decline assignment to patients that they can't safely and competently care for

When nurses skip neurological assessments or don't do them correctly, it can place the patient in unnecessary risk