Oklahoma Personal Injury Law Blog
An Oklahoma City accident semi-truck has left two people with minor injuries. The collision occurred on the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 and Interstate 44 and resulted in the highway being closed for nearly five hours. Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials reported that the semi-truck driver collided with the I-44 bridge [...]
Oklahoma drivers may be happy to hear that Volvo has promised that its vehicles will prevent injuries and fatalities to their occupants by 2020. The Swedish automaker has been tracking the number of injuries and deaths that occur in its vehicles for some time.Many automakers have begun to add new [...]
One of the difficulties doctors have experienced when treating patients diagnosed with colon cancer has been in knowing when to use chemotherapy following surgical removal of tumors. According to a recent study, Oklahoma oncologists might avoid a misdiagnosis by using a currently-available laboratory test to identify patients who could benefit [...]
Surgical errors are a common form of medical malpractice in Oklahoma and around the country. A team at Oxford University in England has conducted studies about how to reduce them. Two approaches were common in surgical error prevention previously. One involved trying to improve communication between members of the surgical [...]
While there is a great deal of focus on concussions sustained by men during sports, there has been less attention given to the same types of injuries in women. The American Journal of Sports Medicine found that in high school sports, girls get concussion at twice the rate of their [...]
Oklahoma patients may be interested in these strategies suggested for nurses for preventing medication errors. The first is to ensure the five rights of medical administration related to transcription. Nurses are required to ensure that correct medication is prescribed for each patient in the correct dosage and route and at [...]
Nurses in Oklahoma who are concerned about giving medication to patients safely can follow what is known as the five rights. These are the things that should be confirmed before medication is administered.The first is the patient's identity. A name, identification number or date of birth can all be used [...]
A new federal law mandating that commercial truckers in Oklahoma and across the U.S. use electronic devices to log in their driving hours has been issued. The goal of the mandate is to enforce already existing federal regulations that have been designed to prevent fatigued driving. The danger with fatigued [...]
This coming weekend is supposed to bring colder temperatures and hazardous roads. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is warning drivers to be careful this week and weekend during the holidays due to unsafe and potentially dangerous roads. Snow and ice may accumulate later this week, making the roads more difficult when travelling [...]
According to a 2015 study, medical malpractice payments stemming from lawsuits against anesthesiologists have decreased significantly in Oklahoma and nationwide over the past several years. The research, which was presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, found that spending on such medical malpractice claims fell from [...]
