When you enter the operating room for a surgical procedure, you entrust your health and life to the hands of medical professionals who are licensed and trained to perform. Although you may feel like you are in good hands, there are a number of things that may go wrong once you enter the OR. One potential issue involves retained surgical items, which includes equipment that is left behind in an operating site once you are sutured up. Surgical items that are left behind can cause serious problems, including infection, and may lead to long-term damage. Surprisingly, this type of medical negligence occurs more often than you may think.
What are retained surgical items?
The hazards of drivers taking selfies
Although driving requires the full attention of the person operating the vehicle, the number of people who apply their full concentration on the road while driving is dwindling. It isn’t uncommon to see motorists engaged in many distractive activities while behind the wheel. These activities include texting and/or talking on a cellphone, checking email, posting status updates, and even attempting to take pictures of themselves while driving.
Trucker safety
Truckers on Montana highways have a weighty responsibility. They are not just carrying our food supply and commercial products across the state. They are also shouldering the duty to do so safely, taking care to watch out for the motorists in much smaller vehicles traveling the roads beside them.
What should I do to stay safe on my bike this summer?
Is there anything better than going for a bike ride on a splendid summer day in Montana? Hardly. But it is important to keep safety in mind even when you are squeezing in a quick ride before heading off to work for the day.
