Unfortunately, some nursing home patients in New Mexico get hurt or suffer from negligent care providers. In some cases, it's difficult to find out about negligence or abuse because the patients have dementia or similar issues. One way to keep tabs on a loved one in a...
New Mexico families who entrust their loved ones to nursing facilities have been unsettled by the news out of a neighboring state about a woman in a vegetative state giving birth in a nursing home. The 29-year-old woman had been in nursing care since she was a...
Nursing homes in New Mexico or elsewhere that mistreat patients in any way could be charged with negligence. This is generally true whether mistreatment is physical or emotional. For instance, if a resident's requests for treatment are ignored, it could lead to...
When car crashes occur, the two organs of the human body most often injured by abdominal trauma and susceptible to heavy bleeding are the liver and the spleen. A person can live without their spleen, but the liver is an organ that is vital to life. Depending on the...
New Mexico drivers should know that about a third of all traffic fatalities are related to drunk driving. At the highest risk of dying in drunk driving crashes are drivers under 24, motorcyclists and those with prior DUI convictions. Young adults are at a higher risk...
