One infant who was given overdoses of the blood thinner heparin died Tuesday morning (July 8). The mistake that lead to the widespread overdose at Christus Spohn Hospital South in Corpus Christi occurred in the pharmacy last Thursday where personnel mistakenly mixed the pediatric version of heparin with other solutions, including saline. Two pharmacy staffers are on voluntary leave until the investigation is resolved. Quiet City rip Moonstruck film The Dark Backward dvd The deceased infant was already very sick before the heparin overdose, so hospital officials do not know yet how much the drug affected the infant’s health. The pending autopsy will tell for sure. The pharmaceutical error was discovered by nurses running routine blood work. Though heparin is commonly prescribed to newborns (especially those born prematurely), too much heparin can cause serious damage. So far, at least 17 babies at Christus Spohn are known to…
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July 15, 2008Illinois Hospital Pays $9.75 Million in Birth Injury Case
July 12, 2008The Cottage movie The Midnight Meat Train buy Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas release A birth trauma lawsuit filed in Illinois has resulted in a $9.75 million settlement. Birth trauma attorneys filed the lawsuit for the family of a child born with severe brain injuries. The Informant hd The birth injury lawsuit indicated that, during birth, the child was deprived of oxygen. The physicians used medication to induce labor, which allegedly put stress on the child, resulting on oxygen deprivation. Billposters dvdrip download Cloak & Dagger movie Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country dvdrip In 3 Tagen bist du tot dvd Cube download Metro film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas buy Christmas Story psp The birth trauma attorney that filed the lawsuit stated that the physicians negligently failed to notice that the baby was in stress. The stress resulted in oxygen deprivation, which caused severe brain injuries….
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AAJ’s Ten Worst Insurance Companies
July 11, 2008 The American Association for Justice (AAJ) conducted an extensive investigation to determine the worst insurance companies in America. These include homeowners and auto insurers, health insurers, life insurers, and disability insurers. According to AAJ, Allstate is placed at the top of the worst insurance provider list; this is largely due to the fact that their primary mission is to “earn a return for the shareholders.” As a senior executive at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) said, “The bottom line is that insurance companies make money when they don’t pay claims.” Allstate even goes so far as to distribute corporate training manuals explaining how to avoid payments, and portable refrigerators are awarded to the adjusters who deny the most claims. Former employees have called Allstate’s approach to claims the “three D’s”: deny, delay, and defend. The top 10 list produced by AAJ, includes the following insurance companies: Profits Assets…
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