Dan Frith

“Positional asyphxia” is a fancy term for a terrible, but preventable, problem. Positional asphyxia, is also known as postural asphyxia, is a form of asphyxia which occurs when someone’s position prevents them from breathing adequately. In the nursing home setting, this life-threatening problem is more frequent due to the use…

I just read about a tragedy which, unfortunately, happens all too frequently but could have been avoided.The case report comes from Texas. Stacy Meaux, 46, was overweight and had a family history of coronary artery disease (CAD). When she experienced radiating chest pain and tightness, she went to a hospital…

I have seen some unfair and unreasonable admission agreements prepared by nursing homes…but the agreements now used by Trinity Mission take the cake!Every new resident to a nursing home must sign an admission agreement or contract. If the new resident is not mentally or physically capable of signing the agreement,…

We hear complaints on a regular basis about hospital patients who are seriously injured due to falls. I recently reviewed a case report from outside of Virginia where a 74 year old patient, with multiple health problems and a history of fainting, was admitted to her local hospital. The patient…