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Paramedics are usually the first medical professionals to provide treatment to someone injured in an accident or having some other medical emergency. In many cases, how quickly a paramedic shows up at the scene of an accident will determine if someone lives or dies. Paramedic EMTs in Tennessee have to take courses for about a...

Most surgeries and medical procedures go off without a hitch. However, some surgeries are more complex than others, and sometimes surgeons make mistakes that can affect the rest of a patient’s life. Given this reality, if you have an upcoming surgery scheduled, there is likely a lot on your mind. When deciding whether to undergo...

A typical full-term pregnancy lasts from 39 to 40 weeks. However, some babies can survive outside the womb as early as 24 weeks. There are some inexplicable and natural reasons a baby may be born prematurely. However, preterm labor and delivery result from a doctor’s negligence in some cases. If a doctor or other medical...

Medical malpractice happens when people are at their weakest. Patients trust that their doctors will provide the care and treatment they need. Unfortunately, there are times when a doctor fails to provide appropriate or even adequate care. Perhaps most doctors would have provided better and more thorough care under the same circumstances. Under these circumstances,...

Medical errors kill over a quarter of a million people in the United States every year, a number that is considerably greater than the combined populations of Clarksville and Springfield, Tennessee. Although not all medical errors rise to the level of medical malpractice, many of them do. And when they do, victims often suffer physically,...

When you go to a doctor for medical treatment, you expect that the doctor will ask you before engaging in any course of treatment. For example, before a surgeon operates on a patient, they will go over the risks of the procedure with the patient and obtain the patient’s permission. However, the doctor can’t just...

No one plans on going to the emergency room. Yet, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 130 million emergency room visits in 2018 alone. Of those, about 35 million were injury-related visits. In more manageable terms, this means that over 40 out of 100 people were admitted to the...

By the 35th week of pregnancy, you might feel that you have already entered the home stretch of a grueling marathon. Nevertheless, continuing prenatal care is critical to avoid potential pregnancy complications. The last few weeks of pregnancy carry a heightened risk of several serious conditions, some of which are life-threatening to both mother and...

If you sustain an injury under the care of a doctor or other medical professional, you may have a medical malpractice claim. Unlike other types of personal injury cases, a medical malpractice claim has specific requirements for notifying the defendants. At Batson Nolan PLC, our skilled medical negligence lawyers know the ins and outs of...

Attorneys frequently resolve medical malpractice cases by negotiating a settlement with the practitioner’s insurance company. However, because malpractice is a highly complex area of the law, getting a favorable outcome is rarely easy. Experienced medical negligence lawyers understand what it takes to get the best possible settlement for their clients. The Tennessee injury lawyers of Batson...