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Discover real medico-legal case studies showcasing expert witness insights, clinical outcomes, and lessons learned across healthcare and law.

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How a Falls Care Planning Expert Witness Assessed Three Unpreventable Inpatient Falls

Dec 30, 20252 min read

Case Study: How a Peripheral Cannula Injury Expert Witness Reviewed Swelling and Missed Documentation in Post-Surgical IV Care

Dec 23, 20252 min read

Case Study: How an Extravasation Injury Expert Witness Reviewed Nursing Responsibility in a Critical Care Drug Infusion Case

Dec 16, 20252 min read

Case Study: How a Nursing Fluid Balance Expert Witness Reviewed IV Hydration Failures in an End-of-Life Admission

Dec 9, 20252 min read

Case Study: How an Inpatient Falls Expert Witness Reviewed Four Unprevented Falls in a Rehabilitation Setting

Dec 2, 20254 min read

Case Study: When Visibility Decisions Increase Patient Fall Risk

Nov 25, 20254 min read

Case Study: Lessons in Safeguarding From the Frailty Unit

Nov 18, 20252 min read

Case Study: How a Hospital Falls Policy Expert Witness Assessed Risk Stratification and Nursing Documentation Failures

Nov 11, 20253 min read

Case Study: Skin Tears, Equipment Use, and Nursing Duty of Care

Nov 4, 20252 min read

Case Study: How a Pain Assessment Expert Witness Evaluated Claims of Poor Pain Control Prior to Surgery

Oct 28, 20252 min read

Case Study: How a Fall Supervision Breach Expert Witness Reviewed Missed Monitoring in a High-Risk Neurological Patient

Oct 21, 20252 min read

Case Study: How a Commode Fall Expert Witness Reviewed Post-Operative Fall Risk and Missed Bedside Supervision

Oct 16, 20252 min read

Case Study: How a Hospital Negligence Expert Witness Evaluates Unwitnessed Falls After Seizures

Oct 14, 20252 min read

How a Pressure Injury Prevention Expert Witness Reviewed Deep Tissue Damage in a Complex Liver Patient

Oct 7, 20252 min read

How a Hospital Fall Prevention Expert Witness Reviewed Delayed Intervention After Bed Exit Attempts

Aug 26, 20252 min read

When a Tissue Viability Expert Witness Is the Right Choice: Knowing When to Refer On

Jul 1, 20252 min read

When Cannula Positioning Leads to Permanent Harm: A Case of Iron Extravasation Injury

Jun 28, 20252 min read

When Missed Entries Lead to Missed Prevention: A Falls Prevention Care Planning Breakdown

Jun 2, 20252 min read

When Enhanced Care Nursing Assessment Is Overlooked: Preventable Fall Risk and Policy Breach

Jun 1, 20252 min read

Nursing Breach Documentation: Lessons from a Missed Stroke and Fluid Monitoring Case

May 30, 20252 min read