Teen Killed by Overdose of Fentanyl in Seattle
Michael Blankenship was 15 years old when he went to Seattle Children’s Hospital in March for routine dental surgery. Michael was autistic and could not speak. The next morning, Michael’s family found him dead in his bed at home. What happened?
After the dental procedure, Michael had been given a fentanyl patch for pain. Two problems with that: [...]
Help! My friend’s TV tipped over on my child!
If your child is between one and four years old, she doesn’t understand the dangers of climbing on furniture — and will try it every chance she gets. She can be seriously injured by heavy furniture toppling on top of her. Here are some important tips for keeping her safe from furniture tipping on top [...]
Where Will Your Child Land If She Falls Off Playground Equipment?
Playgrounds are places for children to play. I’ve already posted a blog about how children can be injured on playgrounds by dangerous equipment, but there are other ways children can be hurt on a playground.
Children of all ages fall off of playground equipment. In fact, more children are injured on playgrounds from falls than from any other kind [...]
Pet Source – Common Sense
Here’s an interesting website with very helpful information about keeping your child safe around dogs, choosing a dog for your family and making the commitment to raise a well-balanced dog.
Playground Dangers — Connect with Kids
When I was researching information about playground dangers, I found a link to this website — where I found a short video about playground dangers. However, the website has short videos on lots of other topics that I thought might be helpful, so here’s the link to the website.
Of course, I may be a little partial to this website, [...]
Tips For Safety Around Dogs
Your child may be fearful of dogs if she has had a bad experience with a dog or worse, if she has been bitten by one. Dogs can be uncomfortable around children and children can be uncomfortable around dogs. Regardless of which it is, or both, it’s important to know ways to keep your child safe.
As a parent, you [...]
If Your Child Is Bitten By A Dog – -
Children and dogs – a good idea or not?
Is your child comfortable around dogs? Some children are; others seemed to be scared silly by them. Some dogs are comfortable around children and others are not. Why is that? Of course, there are many reasons.
One reason for a child’s discomfort and fear is that a child [...]
Virginia Certificate of Merit Statute
Here’s the Virginia statute that requires a Certificate of Merit before serving a defendant in a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-20.1
Every motion for judgment, counter claim, or third party claim in a medical malpractice action, at the time the plaintiff requests service of process upon a defendant, or requests a defendant to accept [...]
Does This Medical Malpractice Law Need to be Changed in Virginia?
Before you can serve a medical malpractice lawsuit in Virginia, you must first have a health care provider give you a “certificate of merit,” an opinion that the case has merit. The Supreme Court of State of Washington just struck down its certificate of merit law. I posted the opinion on my firm’s website and also wote [...]
Should you get an ATV for your child? My opinion: NO!
I remember when I was a kid, whenever my parents would get out of the car, I’d scoot over into the driver’s seat, put my hands on the wheel and pretend I was driving — with appropriate sound effects, of course.
Almost all children dream of what it would be like to drive a car like [...]