Many of us go to the local health center everyday where we are hooked up to several medical testing machines. These medical testing machines are a great benefit to society, allowing more accurate testing and faster results. They are a great benefit to the health center as well, allowing for more patients to be tested in a shorter amount of time, but how often do we stop to wonder how safe these machines really are?
The New Hanover Community Health Center located in Hanover County, North Carolina (NC) reported today that a diabetes testing machine has been malfunctioning for several months and may have infected up to 283 people in New Hanover County, North Carolina (NC) and the surrounding areas. An employee of the New Hanover Community Health Center noticed a malfunction in the diabetes testing machine that may have caused more then one patient to be tested with the same lancet.
According to the New Hanover Community Health Center CEO Alfred Thomas, the testing machine was taken out of circulation as soon as the error was noticed. 283 patients in total were sent letters warning them of a possible blood borne illness contraction. The New Hanover Community Health Center has asked anyone tested for diabetes on the testing machine between January 1st and June 31st to come to the health center to be retested free of charge.
"There safety and their health is our primary concern, and we want to do everything to ensure that takes place,” said CEO Alfred Thomas who also told local news stations that there have been no positive test results for blood borne illnesses in any patient who has already received the testing.
As a personal injury attorney, I too often see cases of routine medical procedures that go awry. These cases are always unfortunate, especially when they involve the potential risk for hundreds of patients to contract a blood borne illness they would not otherwise have. Sadly, there is little a patient can do to prevent mistakes such as malfunctioning of medical testing machines. However, if you or someone you know has been injured or contracted a blood borne illness due to hospital neglect, you can seek the help of a personal injury attorney. An attorney can help you get the compensation you need to help you through the difficult time.
Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton personal injury law firm is based in Virginia (VA), with an office also in Elizabeth City, in Northeast North Carolina (NC), practicing primarily in the southeastern U.S. and handles only injury law, including car, truck, railroad, and medical negligence cases and more. Our Carolina injur law website is: http://carolina.hsinjurylaw.com, the firm edits the injury law blogs Virginia Beach Injuryboard, Norfolk Injuryboard, as well as the Northeast North Carolina Injuryboard and also hosts a YouTube injury law video library covering many FAQ’s on personal injury subjects. Lawyers licensed in: VA, NC, SC, WV, DC, KY.
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Rick Shapiro has practiced personal injury law for over 30 years in Virginia, North Carolina, and throughout the Southeastern United States. He is a Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (ABA Accredited) and has litigated injury cases throughout the eastern United States, including wrongful death, trucking, faulty products, railroad, and medical negligence claims. During his three-decade career, Shapiro has won client appeals before the VA Supreme Court, VA Court of Appeals, NC Supreme Court, SC Supreme Court, WV Supreme Court, TN Supreme Court, and three times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, underscoring Shapiro’s trial achievements. In addition, he and his law firm have won settlements/verdicts in excess of $100 million. His success in and out of the courtroom is a big reason why he was named 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in railroad law in U.S. News & World Report's Best Lawyers publication (Norfolk, VA area), and he has been named a “Best Lawyer” and “Super Lawyer” by those peer-reviewed organizations for multiple years. Rick was also named a “Leader in the Law, Class of 2022” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly (total of 33 statewide honorees consisting of lawyers and judges across Virginia). And in September 2023, Rick was selected as a recipient of the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) 2023 President’s Award. Although many nominations were submitted from across the country, Rick was just one of eight attorneys chosen by the prestigious National Board which certifies civil trial attorneys across the U.S. Rick was also recently named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2024 Virginia’s Go To Lawyers Medical Malpractice. The attorneys awarded this honor are nominated by their colleagues and chosen by a panel from the publication.
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