Biloxi Personal Injury Law Blog

You probably don't expect sales representatives to be in the operating room while you're undergoing surgery. However, if you're having a medical device inserted or replaced, there may be a rep there.

Reps from medical device companies that make artificial joints and devices used in cardiac surgery (like pacemakers and stents) can be a big help to surgical teams. They're experts on the devices they sell, and they know all the hardware used to insert them. These reps undergo training using cadavers, so they aren't squeamish when observing real surgeries. Often, they have more experience with these devices -- particularly newer models -- than the surgeons they're assisting.

Many of us don't go anywhere without our smartphones. They're constantly pinging with incoming emails, texts and comments on our Facebook posts -- not to mention phone calls.

Doctors and other medical professionals aren't immune to the distractions inherent in their smartphones. They have improved communication considerably. Long gone are the days where a doctor's pager went off and they had to get to a telephone to check on an emergency situation. They also allow doctors to access information in seconds.

Large trucks that keep our commerce system flowing throughout America also pose major threats to other drivers on the road. Accidents involving commercial trucks can result in thousands of dollars in property damage, medical bills, lost income and other expenses. After any truck accident, it is always wise for the victims to build a strong claim to recover these losses and compensate them for their suffering. This requires as much detailed evidence to support the claim as the victims can gather.

In many ways, it is the same with any car accident, because more detailed evidence typically creates stronger claims. However, truck accidents present victims with several additional kinds of evidence to seek out, which are important to understand.

If you're dealing with a serious illness, you're likely spending more time than you'd like around doctors and other health care professionals in office settings and perhaps even in the hospital. The last thing you need is for a serious mistake to threaten your health or injure you. However, in a recent study, almost 25 percent of seriously ill people surveyed reported that they'd experienced a serious error.

An independent research firm conducted the phone survey for several organizations, including The New York Times. They talked with nearly 1,500 adults across the country who had either experienced a serious medical condition themselves that required multiple hospital visits and interactions with more than one physician or was close to a family member who met these qualifications but was unable to participate in the survey. The experiences with the health care system had to be no more than three years ago.