Incapacitated Sexual Assault of College Students: Sexual Assault Nurse Expert (SANE)
An 18-year-old female first-semester freshman at a local college came into the emergency room at 5 am on a September Saturday morning requesting a ...
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Lacey Spears
Lacey Spears is a 27-year-old mother who was sentenced to 20 years to life for fatally poisoning her son at Westchester Medical Center in ...
Infant Abduction: Prevention
How is Infant Abduction Done in a Hospital? These are some of the factors that can result in an infant abduction in a hospital. ...
Infant Abduction: An Unthinkable Crime
Infant abduction - stealing someone's baby! Abduction is defined as the act of taking away someone against their will. Infant abduction, or kidnapping, involves ...
Domestic Violence Consequences: Part 2
In part 1, I described a victim of domestic violence I met while I was in graduate school and how her story intrigued me. ...
Domestic Violence Consequences: Part 1
Jessica Silver was a victim of domestic violence. Jessica Silver (named changed) was a high school dropout who had a minimum wage job in ...
Child Abuse: Accidental or Deliberate?
Almost poisoned by Poison A two-year-old child was brought to the emergency room of Jersey Shore Medical Center. The ER physician, Dr. ...
Sexual Assault of Elderly Woman Prevented by a Nurse
The 94-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia and dementia. A male certified nursing assistant was caught trying to sexually assault the ...
How Does the 911 System Work?
You may be involved in a case that included a 911 call. The details transmitted during these calls can be crucial – both to ...
How a Legal Nurse Consultant Uses Technology to Investigate a Shooting
Three men are in a bar. Two men are shot, and one is shot and stabbed. A medical helicopter is requested to airlift one ...
Healthcare Fraud: Shaking the Foundations
Healthcare fraud is big business, which costs the US Government and Americans huge dollars. There are several federal statutes that tie into making fraud ...
Dying for a Big Butt
No, I am not talking about people dying because they are obese and have big butts. I am talking about women who go to ...
How Medical Fraud Can Hurt You
Doctors inflating bills? Recording treatment that was never rendered? Referring patients to facilities where they have a financial interest? Getting kickbacks for referring ...
Stop Workplace Violence Against Nurses
Nursing is a hard profession. It is physically and intellectually demanding. It requires patience, the ability to relate to diverse types of patients, communication ...
Music and the Law: Part 1
One day I took out my IPod and categorized some music. See how many of these songs you know and why they fit into ...
Medical Mafia and Howard Awand
Las Vegas A Las Vegas man, named as a former medical consultant, refused to testify before a grand jury about his role ...
Plaintiff Winner: Sexual Assault in a Nursing Home
Sexual assault may be suspected by behavior changes How do sexual predators gain access to vulnerable patients? They may come in the ...
Salmonella: What Does it Have to Do With Eggs and Why is it Dangerous?
Are the eggs you eat safe? Inspections of Iowa egg production farms led to recalls of more than half a billion eggs. The visits ...
