As functioning members of society, we can easily imagine what we would miss if we lost the ability to perform even the most simplest of tasks. Perhaps that’s why it’s easy for us to consider the opportunities and life experiences children miss out on when they suffer a birth injury.
Many New York residents believe that the United States health care system is among the best in the world. According to the Institute of Medicine, however, nearly 98,000 people are killed from medical malpractice every year. While some medical errors may be unavoidable, others are caused by acts of negligence. In 2004, a New York woman sued a fertility clinic after giving birth to a baby that was obviously not her husbands. It emerged that the clinic had used semen from a stranger by mistake.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year, 50,000 people in the United States meet fatal ends due to traumatic brain injuries. 235,000 people are hospitalized for such injuries and 1.1 million people receive treatment and are released from hospital emergency departments.
According to hospital records, 65,000 to 200,000 people die each year due to medical accidents in the United States. 25,000 to 120,000 is the minimum number of deaths caused by medical negligence. 0.8% to 1% of hospital patients become victims of medical malpractice each year.
CITY MAY BE LIABLE FOR DEADLY CAR ACCIDENT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 16, 2016) One man was killed and three other people were seriously injured when
