A Baton Rouge coroner says statistics showed 88 road accident fatalities in 2020. The Baton Rouge Police Department’s Traffic Homicide Division reports that it is the highest since 2001. They noted that more collisions occurred despite the reduction in traffic levels...
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Factors required for viable medical malpractice claims
Although regulations and standards could vary by state, medical malpractice laws in Louisiana and elsewhere entitle patients to seek recovery of damages caused by harm suffered due to substandard medical treatment. The harm could involve medical errors in diagnosis,...
Alcohol and its impact on driving abilities
In the closing weeks of a year many see as having gone off the rails, many people will undoubtedly feel like celebrating its end. Many Baton Rouse area drivers will attend holiday parties, and some of them may drink more alcohol than they should. Of course, alcohol...
Orthopedic birth injuries are not unusual incidents
The one thing that many parents in Baton Rouge fear is their newborn child being injured during the birth process. Some birth injuries are linked to genetic medical problems like osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease. Another example is...
These behaviors cause a good portion of traffic accidents
You can be the safest driver on the road, but you still have no control over what everyone else is doing. And that’s what you have to really worry about as a driver. There is no shortage of traffic accident causes, but these are among the most common: Distracted...
Will self-driving cars solve accidents?
With each passing year, self-driving cars continue to evolve. While they’re far from taking over the road, technology is moving in the right direction. There are many benefits associated with self-driving cars, including the ability for the driver to take a more...
Never-events: Medical errors that should simply not ever occur
Although preventable surgical errors are not that common, it would not be unusual for patients in Louisiana who are scheduled for surgery to feel anxious. Occasional reports of WSPEs -- wrong-site, wrong-procedure, wrong-patient errors -- are enough to create fear of...
Cycling students on Louisiana State University risk their lives
Cyclists know that riding on the shoulder of the road is typically safe. However, most of the streets on and around the Louisiana State University campus do not even have shoulders for drivers of cars to pull over. Most popular student accommodation facilities are...
Is distracted driving really the menace that people make it seem?
You can find warnings about distracted driving on billboards, in radio ads and even in the plotlines of books or movies. Distracted driving has become a kind of cultural boogeyman, and it's easy to lull yourself into a false sense of security by assuming that tales of...
What are the signs of cerebral palsy?
Damage caused to a child’s brain during birth can lead to cerebral palsy. For example, a temporary lack of oxygen due to a doctor’s mistake can cause lasting cellular damage that impacts the child for the rest of their life. Someone who has cerebral palsy may have...