Is the Delivery Room Nurse Responsible for Newborn’s Birth Trauma?
It takes a team to deliver a baby. In addition to the doctor, there are typically delivery nurses involved in the process to tend to the mother and monitor the baby. If an epidural is used, there will be an anesthesiologist. Or in the case of high-risk pregnancies, a maternal-fetal doctor may be present. In
- Published in Birth Trauma
Teenagers in the Workplace: Grocery Store Hazards
For teens just starting to enter the workforce for the first time, their first job might be at their neighborhood grocery store. Pew Research estimated that in July 2020, 24.5% of all employed teens worked in the retail industry. But whether this means ringing up purchases as a cashier, helping to keep shelves stocked, or
- Published in Workplace Woes
Safety Tips for Renting a Car
When you need to rent a car, you might not think that things would be all that different when it comes to safety. After all, basic safe driving measures like wearing seat belts, obeying the speed limit, and eliminating distractions all apply whether you’re driving your normal car or a rental. But there are some
- Published in Tips
Medical Malpractice & the Doctor Patient Relationship
In medical malpractice cases, doctor-patient relationships are a very important part of the claim. The very existence of a doctor-patient relationship is one of the most basic things you’ll need to prove in order to move forward with a malpractice lawsuit. What is a Doctor-Patient Relationship? In the legal sense, a doctor-patient relationship means that
- Published in Medical Malpractice
What Teens Should Know About Fast Food Restaurant Safety Hazards
For many people, their first foray into the working world is a part-time job at a local fast food restaurant. And with many restaurants dealing with labor shortages because of the COVID pandemic and offering extra incentives to attract new employees, part-time fast food jobs may be very enticing to teens looking to earn some
- Published in Workplace Woes
Safety Tips for College Students Driving on Campus
Once a teen graduates from high school, they have a whole new world of opportunities in front of them. It’s time to take those first steps toward living like an adult and for many people, that means going off to college where they’ll start working toward a career and live away from their parents for
- Published in Motor Vehicle Accidents, Tips
Driving on the Job: What Teens Can & Can’t Do
- Published in Workplace Woes
Legal Liability for Dog Bites in Businesses
While dog owners, generally speaking, adore their pets and consider them to be part of the family, some of them are very attached to their dogs and frequently bring them along when they leave the house, such as while running errands or going to the office. Many companies have been adopting pet-friendly policies in recent
- Published in Dog Bites
The Dangers of True Knots in the Umbilical Cord
For babies still in the womb, the umbilical cord is literally a lifeline, providing oxygen and nutrients that the child needs to grow. If there are any complications with the umbilical cord, it can potentially result in those vital nutrients being restricted. Umbilical cord complications can take many different forms, including nuchal cords, umbilical cord
- Published in Birth Trauma
Car Damaged at the Repair Shop: Who’s Responsible?
- Published in Michigan Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents
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