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Guides from Peter Anderson on the questions patients and families actually ask. Written for non-lawyers, drawn from 15+ years of trial experience.
Maryland Hospitals Reported 808 Serious Adverse Events in One Year: What Injured Patients and Families Should Know
The Maryland Department of Health's most recent hospital patient safety report counted 808 of the most serious adverse events in a single year, the fourth straight annual increase and nearly four times the 2019 figure. Pressure injuries, falls, and delayed treatment led the list. Here is what the numbers mean for patients, what they do not prove on their own, and how a Maryland hospital injury claim works.
Hospital-Acquired Infections: The Prevention Bundles That Matter
CLABSI, CAUTI, surgical site infections, and ventilator-associated pneumonia each have well-established prevention bundles. When a hospital-acquired infection causes serious harm, the litigation question is whether the bundle was followed and whether the nursing record proves it.
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