Nursing Malpractice can occur with a high patient to staff ratio. Hospitals with high patient to nurse ratios experience a higher mortality rate among surgical patients according to the Journal of the American Medical Society (JAMA). Below are results of a study conducted by JAMA. After adjusting for patient and hospital characteristics (size, teaching status, […]
Author: Humbert Polito
New London CT Highway Fatalities
The NTSB, National Transportation Safety Board, announced that the number of highway fatalities is down again for 2011. They attribute the decline to the use of seat belts and the requirement that cars have air bags. As personal injury lawyers working in New London County, we at Polito & Harrington have seen a dramatic reduction […]
Medical Malpractice Certificate, An Artificial Obstacle to Victims of Medical Negligence
In its April 11,2012 Op/Ed piece New London Day argues that the current law relating to the Certificate of Good Faith should remain as is. The Day of New London posits that the certificate from a “similar” health care provider, rather than a “qualified” health care provider is essential because the certificate is not subject […]
Emergency Room Malpractice Immunity
Doctors are asking the Connecticut legislature to pass a bill that would allow them to commit malpractice in the Emergency Room and deny the patient the right to be compensated for the patient’s injury. Most of us like our doctors. Most of us have generally had good experiences with the medical profession. No one believes […]
Colonoscopy: Risks Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You
Colonoscopy: Risks Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You We have all been told: You need to have a colonoscopy at 50 and every 5 years thereafter. This, we are told, is to guard against developing cancerous polyps in our colon. We are also told that there is a very low risk associated with the procedure. The […]
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