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Intubation:
A Lesson in Helplessness
Critically ill patient are frequently intubated and
attached to ventilators. Intubation is a lesson in helplessness,
and constitutes an element of damages in personal injury
and medical malpractice cases.(read
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Getting
the Most Out of Your Nursing Expert
Nursing experts fit into two categories: the “behind
the scenes” expert who serves in a purely consulting
role, and the testifying expert who opines on liability.
Both can provide value to the attorney handling a case
involving medical issues by translating the sometimes
mysterious world of medicine into understandable....(read
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Spinal Cord Injury:
Respiratory Russian Roulette
Sooner or later, a personal injury attorney or legal
nurse consultant with a substantial practice will be
asked to handle the case of a patient who suffered a
spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injury most commonly
occurs during a motor vehicle crash, but also can result
from a fall, gunshot wound, or sports accident. These
are devastating, costly injuries that affect all aspects
of the person’s health........(read
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