InjuryBoard Bergen County Archives

• DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER AND THE TRIPLE TEST

  Karen Gatlin | March 31, 2008 4:18 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The evaluation of breast masses is based on the "triple test" which focuses on three factors to determine the likelihood that a breast lump may be breast cancer. The following are the factors to consider: 1) History and Physical Examination; 2) Radiologic Findings (mammographic and ultrasound findings); and 3) Biopsy if a mass persists.Each factor is evaluated and the test must be "concordant"...

• Deceptive Advertising

  Donald Caminiti | March 31, 2008 3:57 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A major watchdog group is disputing an advertising claim by Wal-Mart that theretailer saves the average family $2,500 a year. National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus contends that the advertised figure, which is actually based on Wal-Mart's overall impact on the economy rather than money saved by shopping at Wal-Mart, is misleading. Wal-Mart maintains that the ad...

• Silent Tort Reform

  Donald Caminiti | March 31, 2008 3:49 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A growing body of law is threatening the rights of consumers injured by products, according to some attorneys and advocacy groups. Pre-emption allows regulators to overrule state laws in product liability cases where the product was approved by federal agencies. The phenomenon of pre-emption is being called 'silent tort reform' by plaintiffs' attorneys but it underscores a longstanding tension...

• Awake during anesthesia

  Donald Caminiti | March 13, 2008 2:44 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  The Anesthesia Awareness Campaign, Inc. ("AAC")is a non-profit organization founded in 1998 that isdedicated to helping victims, providing education,and working to prevent anesthesia awareness.Anesthesia awareness, also called intraoperativeawareness or conscious paralysis, is the phenomenonof being mentally alert while supposedly under fullgeneral anesthesia. In some instances, victims areable...

• Reporting Medical Errors

  Karen Gatlin | March 06, 2008 1:39 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Ninety percent of New Jersey residents would like hospitals to report adverse incidents and medical errors, such as patient falls and hospital acquired infections, to the public. One fifth of state residents have a family member who has experienced a preventable medical error, and between 44,000 and 98,000 U.S. citizens die yearly from preventable medical errors. Hospitals do supply data as to...