Nursing Appliance Injury Attorney

Equipment and Appliance Injuries

Technological advances mean that nurses are exposed to an ever-increasing amount of machinery and medical equipment, some of which carries significant risk. Equipment and appliance injuries don't just hurt hundreds of nurses every year – they can prove deadly. But what can a nurse do if he or she sustains an equipment or appliance injury on the job? Read on for more information about these injuries.

Equipment and appliance injuries vary widely depending on device and circumstance. For example, a nurse could injure her hand in a lift mechanism in a home health care setting or be crushed or run over by a heavy cart or appliance. Equipment can fall, squeeze, or malfunction, creating a dangerous situation outside a nurse's control, and often injury ensues. These injuries vary in severity and can lead to everything from minor bruises, cuts, and lacerations to more serious injury such as bone breakage, strains, nerve damage, paralysis, and even death.

When nurses become patients, they sometimes minimize the effects of their injuries. However, they are entitled to safe, healthy workplaces by law, and employers who fail to provide proper workplaces including regularly inspected and maintained equipment and medical appliances. In such cases, nursing workers' compensation or civil cases may be filed to claim appropriate damages from the employer, including money designed to help defray the costs of treatment and applicable hospitalization, ongoing care, psychiatric treatment, even pain and suffering.

It can be easy to rely on an insurance company or workers' compensation adjuster to administer your claim, but remember that these entities do not always have your best interests in mind. In order to increase your chances of prevailing in court and getting the compensation you deserve, you need a nursing injury lawyer with the savvy, skill, and resources it takes to win on your behalf. Anapol Schwartz is a law firm solely dedicated to personal injury, including nursing injury, and we're to help.

Have you suffered an equipment or appliance injury in your capacity as a nurse? There's a good chance our Pennsylvania nursing injury attorneys can assist you. Contact us today for help, information, and a complimentary case consultation.

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