Patients lose all autonomy once they undergo a surgical operation. This means the patient is placing complete trust in a doctor and other health care professionals to give them the surgery they need. Some surgeries are to prevent life-threatening conditions, and others result in permanent changes that cannot be reversed once completed. Surgical errors can…
Read MoreAnesthetics are used for most surgical procedures to prevent pain. These kinds of drugs can be used to save many lives, but can also come with dangerous side effects. In rare cases, a medical error can lead to damaging side effects, some of which can be life-threatening. This is because applying anesthesia is a multi-step…
Read MoreTeen car accidents have caused the injuries and deaths of thousands of teenagers each year. Even after all the campaigns to prevent these types of accidents, one of the leading causes of deaths for teenagers remains car accidents. However, this does not always mean the accident was the teenager’s fault. In some cases, another driver…
Read MoreFrom huge metropolitan landscapes like Los Angeles to tiny seashore hideaways like Vero Beach, every city has its lineup of traffic problems, but the fact of the matter is that each of those places has one or two spots that are (shall we say) notoriously dangerous. Home to millions of people, New York City is…
Read MoreIn a manner of speaking, New York City would definitely be crippled if its sprawling network of subway systems were to shut off spontaneously. This mass network of underground tunnels, railways, and mass transit trains transports hundreds of millions of people from one end of the city to another on a daily basis. Given the…
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